The professional baseball / Rakuten camp started in Okinawa Prefecture on the 1st, and Kazuhisa Ishii, who also serves as general manager, showed off his first uniform after taking office.
Manager Ishii became the general manager of Rakuten three years ago, and has strengthened the team by acquiring Hideto Asamura.
This season, 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, I will take command of the team as a so-called plenipotentiary manager.
On the first day of the camp, he showed off his uniform number "99" for the first time since he took office, saying, "Everyone should always bring their feelings forward. We will follow closely." I encouraged you.
Manager Ishii actively communicated from the first day by asking the players about their physical condition and challenges, and even in the bullpen, he actively spoke to pitcher Yuki Matsui, who will be the "suppressor" for the first time in two years. Was there.
Director Ishii, who finished the first day, said, "I was a little embarrassed to wear a uniform even though I didn't play baseball. I want to aim for the championship and start the season by identifying the challenges and strengths at the camp."
Rakuten's spring camp started on Kumejima in Okinawa 16 years before entering professional baseball, but this time it was changed to the main island of Okinawa due to the influence of the new coronavirus, 1 army is Kin Town, 2 army is Uruma It will be held in the city until the 22nd of this month.
Draft 1st place Hayakawa Adjusted without entering the bullpen
At professional baseball / Rakuten, on the first day of the camp, most of the 23 pitchers who started in the 1st army entered the bullpen and practiced pitching, but Takahisa Hayakawa, the fastest left arm who joined the team in 1st place in the draft. The pitcher did not enter the bullpen.
The reason is that I have confirmed with the leaders that I will make adjustments without breaking my pace so as not to get injured.
Pitcher Hayakawa has finished his practice on the first day, running, catching a ball, and dashing a short distance, and will be in the bullpen on the second or third day.
Pitcher Hayakawa calmly said, "I'm not impatient. I think the challenge is to improve my motivation and skills in the first half of the camp, so I want to make a solid plan."