Professional baseball player Takuya Kai, a Softbank catcher, has released voluntary training in his hometown of Oita City, and about the WBC = World Baseball Classic in March, he said, "I want to prepare well and take the best in the world." showed determination.
Softbank's Kai, who has been selected as a member of the WBC's Japan national team, released to the press on the 22nd a voluntary training session with seven catchers in his hometown of Oita City.
Among these, in training to improve athletic ability by increasing the sense of rhythm and use it for injury prevention, the limbs were moved quickly as if dancing to music.
In catchball, I caught and threw the ball used in the WBC and tried to get used to it while confirming the difference from the Japanese ball.
During defensive practice, the team repeats the action of catching a ball while wearing catcher's protective gear, and is proceeding with adjustments at a pace earlier than usual in preparation for the tournament in March, which starts more than 20 days before professional baseball. I was.
Kai expressed his determination, saying, "I have to get to 100% faster than usual. I want to be prepared with a lot of determination and be the best in the world."