On the second day of the Nichinan Camp in Hiroshima, professional baseball, Ryoji Kuribayashi entered the bullpen for the first time, using the official ball of the tournament for the WBC = World Baseball Classic to be held next month. adjusted.
Kuribayashi is the only pitcher on the team who has been selected to represent Japan at next month's WBC, and he has been making early adjustments by playing catch with the official ball of the tournament.
On the 2nd, the second day of the camp, Kuribayashi entered the bullpen for the first time and used the WBC's official balls, which are said to be "heavy and slippery," and threw straights, curves, and forks.
In the middle of pitching, I checked my senses with a machine that measures the number of rotations of his ball.
Also, after he finished throwing, he received advice from the batter's point of view, saying, "It's hard to hit the in-course fork."
Kuribayashi said, "There are areas to improve, but it was a satisfying bullpen, so I think I can connect it to the future. I want to adjust to be the best in the world in the WBC and the best in Japan in the season."