Two new foreign players from professional baseball and DeNA held a press conference, and pitcher Wendel Ken, who has pitched in a total of 144 games in the major leagues, enthusiastically said, "I will use my strength to face the batter." bottom.
DeNA has two pitchers, Jeffrey Benjamin Wendelken and Trey Ambagy, both from the United States.
From noon on the 27th, we held a press conference at the team office in Yokohama City.
Of these, 29-year-old Wendelken is a right-handed pitcher who is 1.85m tall, weighs 109kg, and throws a fastball of over 150kg.
He pitched in 29 games last season as a reliever for the Diamondbacks in the major leagues.
He has pitched in 144 major league games.
In DeNA last season, middle pitcher Daimu Ise pitched in 71 games, the most in the league, and pitcher Escobar pitched in 70 games.
Pitcher Wendelken enthusiastically said, "His combination of fastball and changeup is his weapon, so we will use his strength to face the batter."
In addition, Ambagy is a 28-year-old player who made his major league debut with the Yankees of the major league two years ago, and has a strong hitting characteristic.
Ambagy said, "I want to contribute to the team's victory by enjoying each game and heading to the plate."