Kenta Maeda, a pitcher of the Major League Baseball Twins, met for the first time after undergoing surgery on his right elbow and talked about the postoperative situation and future rehabilitation.
Maeda, who underwent "Tommy John surgery" to repair the ligament of his right elbow on the 1st of this month, continues to rehabilitate for about 3 hours a day in Texas, USA.
Pitcher Maeda met for the first time after the surgery on the 15th, saying, "I felt sick after the surgery and the burden and damage to my body was very heavy. I can't use my right hand, so it's very difficult to eat with my left hand. But now I'm getting used to the difficult life little by little. "
The surgery was done by transplanting the tendon of his right wrist to the affected area of his elbow, and then adopting the latest surgical method to reinforce with an artificial ligament. There are few players playing, but I think it will increase in the future. "
On top of that, "I'm at the stage of gradually expanding the range of motion of my elbows, but now that I've finished thread removal, I'm able to start training that allows me to sweat. I think it will be a difficult time in the future, but I want to continue to maintain my motivation for baseball, "he said.
33-year-old pitcher Maeda is aiming to return in the 2023 season, aiming to achieve a total of 200 wins in Japan and the United States, with 44 more wins after his return.