Shohei Ohtani, who is aiming to recover from a right elbow injury in the Major League Baseball Angels, practiced pitching against batters for the first time at the camp on the 24th, marking a ball speed of 156 km.
Otani was diagnosed with a muscle injury near his right elbow last season and ended up pitching two games as a pitcher.
This season, we continued to make adjustments at a camp in Arizona with the aim of reviving the dual wield style of pitching, and on the 24th, we practiced pitching in a practical manner for the first time at the camp.
Otani threw 20 pitches from the set position against two batters from the set position to limit the hit to one, and according to the team, the fastest pitch was 97 miles, marking 156.1 km. is.
Otani, who met after the practice, said, "I was conscious of both throwing with increased strength and ball speed. It was good to stay in the strike zone to some extent for the first time. The split fell badly, but the curve and slider I'm glad, "he said.
Also, regarding the change-up that he is working on this season, he explained the aim, "When I was in Japan, I threw the ball that I used to be the main ball for a long time and it was good to change. I want to move sideways rather than a falling ball." It was.