A large number of giant pitchers, who are the rookie kings of the professional baseball Central League and have been selected to represent Japan in the WBC (World Baseball Classic), enter the bullpen for the third time at a camp held in Miyazaki City and pitch form. was carefully checked.
On the 4th, in the Giants' camp, many pitchers who were active as suppressors last season and won the Rookie of the Year entered the bullpen for the third time.
Many pitchers who have been selected to represent Japan in the WBC, which will start next month, have used the official ball of the tournament in the past two bullpens, but when the ball changes, it puts a strain on their shoulders and elbows. On the day, we practiced pitching without using the official ball.
Many pitchers are conscious of putting their weight on the right foot, which is the pivot foot, and they are pitching against a sitting catcher, and while specifying the throwing course, they combine the characteristic powerful straight ball and fork ball. I threw 26 balls.
In the bullpen, there are occasional balls that go up high, so after finishing my pitching practice, I carefully checked with the catcher and coach who received the ball how to use my right foot and upper body.
Many pitchers commented, "When I threw with all my strength, I still felt that the release point wasn't right, but there were some good balls, so I'd like to increase it. I've improved my right foot so that I can throw strong balls without throwing with all my strength. I'm doing trial and error on how to use it," he said.