Shohei Ohtani, who is aiming to recover from a right elbow injury in the Major League Baseball Angels, practiced pitching with a bullpen for the first time at the camp on the 18th.
Otani pitched only two games as a pitcher last season and was diagnosed with muscle damage near his right elbow in August, so he devoted himself to the batter after that.
This season, we are aiming for a dual wield revival of throwing, and we are continuing to make adjustments at the camp that started in Arizona on the 17th.
On the 18th, I practiced pitching with a bullpen for the first time at this camp and threw 27 pitches.
The right arm was equipped with a special device that can measure the load on the elbow, and according to the team, the fastest ball speed was 90 miles, marking 144.8 km.
After the practice, Otani commented on the condition of his right elbow, saying, "I've been practicing off for a long time, and I think it's better than last year. I want to hone my skills. "
In addition, regarding the equipment that he was wearing during pitching practice, he explained, "I will collect data and search for the optimum pitching interval and number of balls to go around the rotation for one year." The standard is to be able to throw the straights that are characteristic of. "