Kodai Senga, who transferred to the major league Mets, started his first camp on the 15th, and on the first day, he confirmed the cooperation of defense.
Pitcher Senga, who transferred from professional baseball Softbank to the major league Mets this season, participated in the team's battery group camp that started in Port Saint Lucie, Florida on the 15th.
Around 9:30 am, when he gathered on the ground with his teammates, he was seen talking to pitcher Diaz, who is the closer, and occasionally showed a smile.
After playing catch, they practiced defensively with pitcher Verlander, who has won 244 wins, the most of any active player, while moving around the grounds on the premises. I was doing
At the end of the practice, Manager Showalter personally held the bat and instructed him on defensive movements, and there was also a scene where Manager directly spoke to Senga.
After practice, Senga said, "For the first time in a long time, I remembered the feeling when I was young that I couldn't make an error. I threw and received the ball at Verlander in cooperation and asked myself, 'What kind of situation is this?' My impression on the first day was that I was able to spend time,” he said with a smile.
After that, he enthusiastically said, "I'm a rookie, so I can't speak much, but I want to gradually communicate with my teammates so that I can get used to the team while learning what I can learn."