Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Ohtani scored his 11th win of the season by keeping seven scoreless innings against the Blue Jays on the 27th.
This is a question and answer that Ohtani answered to media coverage in Japan and the United States after the match.
The other day, I also spoke frankly about the sale of the team that was announced.
"I didn't pitch well in the first three innings."
Q. Did you enjoy throwing with Manoa?
A. Yes.
If possible, I don't want to throw each other (laughs).
Of course, he's a good pitcher, so the odds of hitting at bat are low.
It was pitching as expected, and I wasn't pitching very well in the first three innings, so I'm glad I was able to persevere from there.
Q. How did you fix the number of balls in the first inning (28 balls)?
A. I had a feeling that the ball was ahead and I was breaking my rhythm.
Strike first, it's basic, but I think it's the most important.
Q. Is it one of the reasons why the number of pitches overlapped when you stopped throwing two seams in the early stages?
A. Two seams were good.
I was making good moves.
However, I don't think it's a type of pitch that can be thrown that much.
I think that the cut ball and split were also effective while using the four seams firmly.
"It was a game where the one who scored first was at a disadvantage."
Q. The stadium was full.
A. Regardless of home or visitor, it's rewarding.
I think it's all about the player's happiness.
Q. The team is tied for top in the major leagues with their 16th shutout victory this season.
How do you see young pitchers?
A. I think everyone, including the released pitchers, is working hard together, and even now there are players who haven't come to Canada, so I think it's great that we're able to make a solid game. think.
Q. Pitcher Manoa of the opposing team was also overwhelming pitching, were you stimulated?
A. Yes.
He's a good pitcher, so I think it's a game where it's really a one-point game, and the one who gets a point first is at a disadvantage.
Well, while I wondered if I could stick with it, I think the one thing I didn't do well today was that I wasn't able to do a good job at bat.
Q. What is the difficulty of using two seams?
A. I think the two-seam itself was good.
The movement was good, and the course was perfect in terms of speed.
If anything, the change of the slider was not so good in the first 3 innings, and there were many cases where I could see the ball firmly, so in the last 3 innings, I threw a solid ball that I could swing even with a ball. I think I was
Q. Did the two seams affect the slider and cut ball?
A.No.
Overall, it wasn't that bad, so I think there were a lot of parts that were like that due to movement problems.
I think it's the mechanic part.
Q. This is your first time pitching in Toronto, Canada.
What is the feeling of throwing the mound?
A. I think the conditions were probably not so good today.
Including pitcher Manoa.
It didn't look like it would be easy to throw, so I had the impression that it was different than usual.
Q. What is important to keep throwing for the rest of the season?
A. I think sleep is the best.
Getting enough sleep leads to good recovery, and good recovery leads to good performance.
I always think that recovery is important.
I think the last month will be physically tougher, so I think it will become more important.
Consideration of team sale and possibility of trade
Q. Consideration of selling the team was announced, but what are your thoughts as a player?
A. Management is a bit outside my area of expertise, so I don't know.
The only thing I can do now is to do my best in this situation.
I have about a month left this season, so I want to finish it first.
Q. It is said that there is a possibility of trading again.
A. I think it would be quicker to ask the general manager about that.
I only have one more month to complete, so I want to rest well and do my best again tomorrow.
About the feeling of hitting
Q. How do you feel about your current hitting, how do you feel this month?
A. I don't feel much of a difference beyond the numbers.
In the first half of the game, even though I was batting pretty well, I had a lot of lineouts, and there was a high probability that the ball that had a high probability of going long would be out.
If anything, in August, I have the impression that there are simply a lot of hit balls that fly through the gap, so I think that the difference is also appearing in the OPS (batting average + slugging average).
Q. Did you step on the plate on the first base side a little on the mound today?
A. Well, I think it was a little off.
He didn't want to duplicate what Manoa was throwing, so he staggered it a bit.
I don't think there is that much of a difference.
Q. Isn't it modified to throw two seams?
A.No.
There are many right-handed batters, and if anything, four seams, sliders, and splits are the criteria, so I don't think it matters much where you stand.
About Sendai Ikuei's first win at Koshien
Q. Sendai Ikuei won Koshien for the first time as a Tohoku team, but as a fellow Tohoku team.
A. First of all, congratulations because it's the first Tohoku group.
It's a little disappointing that it's not my alma mater, but I hope you will continue to do your best as one of the strongest schools in Tohoku.
Q. Have you felt the difficulty of the Tohoku team winning at Koshien?
A. I don't know.
Hokkaido is also winning in some places, and it's just that much more difficult to become the best in Japan.
Because the probability is really low.
I think it's really wonderful that the training I've been doing has paid off and I've been able to win.