Takashi Toritani, a veteran of professional baseball and Lotte, and Hisanori Yasuda, a young player who was assigned the 4th position last season, spoke about their enthusiasm before the spring camp from February 1st.
Toritani, who joined Lotte last season, responded to an interview online after conducting voluntary training for the spring camp from February 1st at ZOZO Marine Stadium, the home of Chiba City, on the 26th.
Toritani said, "I think I'm in a good condition because I was able to hit and throw more firmly than usual. I want to do what I lack for my performance in actual battles and practice for a month." I was there.
Also, regarding turning 40 in June, he said, "If you stand on the ground, you have to compete with your opponent regardless of age, and in order to stand on the ground, you have to compete with your teammates. You can't use your age as an excuse. I'm always preparing so that nothing happens. "
On the 26th, 21-year-old Yasuda, who played 4th in 87 games, the most in the team last season, also responded to the interview, "I want to do my best so that I can hit 4th, but first of all there is a fight for the third position, so I will do that. I want to grab it. Last year, I think it's a game that I haven't had in the season, so I want to be able to show a more evolved appearance. "
And this month, about the first voluntary training with Yuki Yanagita of Softbank, "The body, the flight distance of the hit ball, and the swing speed were completely different from my own level, and there was something close to shock. I have to do my best in training. "
In addition, Shuhei Fukuda, who transferred from Softbank to Lotte in the off-season, negotiated a contract and renewed the contract for an estimated 120 million yen this season, which is the second year of the four-year contract.