Joint voluntary training for professional baseball and Giants rookie players will start on the 13th, and Shogo Asano, the first draft pick, said, "I want to build up my physical strength for the February camp and be able to keep up with the tough training." rice field.
Voluntary training for new Giants players began on the 13th in Kawasaki City, with 13 players including training players, including Asano, who joined the team in first place in the draft from Takamatsu Commercial.
After warming up and playing catch and toss batting, the players were divided into positions in the infield to receive knocks.
Asano's position is in the outfield, but he was energetically chasing the batted ball even in the unfamiliar infield practice.
Furthermore, after this, Asano moved to the indoor practice field and performed tee batting, swinging the bat with a powerful swing.
Looking back on the first day's practice, Asano said, ``I felt tired because it was the first practice in a long time, but I was able to do well with energy.
Then, "I want to build up my physical strength for the camp in February and be able to keep up with the tough practice. I want this year to be a learning year, so I'm going to ask various seniors to teach me, and I'm going to be a pitcher. I want to study things and do my best," he was enthusiastic.