Professional baseball Chunichi Camp in Chatan-cho, Okinawa Prefecture is the second day.
Three rookies registered as infielders are practicing in the same group, and are competing for the opening starting position in the thin second and short positions.
During the off-season, the Dragons traded Toshiki Abe, who played 133 games in the second season last season, and Yota Kyoda, who played over 100 games in the shortstop for five consecutive years, so the regular between the two games has not been decided. .
Manager Kazuyoshi Tatsunami has indicated that he places more emphasis on defense than good batting when it comes to defending the second and shortstops.
At the camp that started on the 1st, three rookies registered as infielders, Kaito Muramatsu, 2nd place in the draft, Mikiya Tanaka, 6th place, and Yuki Fukunaga, 7th place, who started the 1st army, will start the season. We are practicing in the same group aiming for the seat.
Masahiro Araki, who won the Golden Glove Award for 6 years in a row during his active career, taught the three basic movements such as the posture when catching a ball and how to use the glove thoroughly on the first and second days. I was getting it.
In the battle for the second and shortstop positions in Chunichi, Ryuku, who has been in the shortstop since the second half of last season, is taking the lead, but there is no change in the situation where the rise of young players is required.
Muramatsu, who mainly defended the second in college, said in an interview on the first day of the camp, "I can't lose, so I want to acquire skills as soon as possible. The best thing is to be able to play between two games, so not only the second, but also the short. I want to stick to it,” he said enthusiastically.