Joint voluntary training for new professional baseball players from Yakult began on the 9th, and pitcher Teru Yamashita, who was ranked first in the draft, said, "I want to build my body so that I can be thrown by one army."

The joint voluntary training for new Yakult players began on the 9th at the 2nd army stadium in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture.

After introducing themselves for the first time, the six new players were encouraged by Shingo Takatsu, saying, "I want you to get used to the new environment and life, improve your condition, and take the next step."

Pitcher Yamashita, who joined the team in 1st place in the draft from Hosei University, is a left-handed pitcher, but he suffered a stress fracture in his left arm after last year's draft meeting and is now in the recovery stage.



On the 9th, while other new players played catch, pitcher Yamashita did not throw the ball and worked on core training with the trainer.



He joined the knock that took place after this, and was lightly handling the ground ball about the defensive position of the infield.

Pitcher Yamashita said, "I felt that this was professional baseball because I was given accurate guidance on each movement. By the time I camp, I was able to build my body by running, etc. I want to do it. "

Director Takatsu said, "Because pitcher Yamashita is injured, I want you to save the amount of practice and do it step by step. I expect all newcomers and I will definitely need new strength to win." Was there.