At the Orix professional baseball camp in Miyazaki City, three pitchers, including pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who has been selected as a representative of the WBC = World Baseball Classic, pitched to practice throwing against the batter, and the tournament made adjustments for
Orix has selected three pitchers for the WBC Japan national team: ace pitcher Yamamoto, fourth-year pitcher Daiya Miyagi, and pitcher Yuki Udagawa.
At the camp in Miyazaki City on the 8th, a practice was held in which the pitcher and the batter played against each other with the fielders on the defensive, and all three went up to the mound.
Of these, pitcher Yamamoto recorded a straight 150-kilogram range, and in addition to taking away swings with a high ball, he showed a good finish, such as hitting the changing ball with a different timing.
Pitcher Yamamoto, who finished practice, said, "I threw a ball with a lot of growth and the finish is good. The WBC is getting closer, so I want to make the most of the day and prepare well."