Pitcher Shintaro Fujinami of the Major League Athletics showed off his jersey number "11" at the camp and practiced pitching in the bullpen for the first time.
Pitcher Fujinami participated in the second day of training in Mesa, Arizona on the 16th, and showed off the green uniform of the Athletics with uniform number "11" for the first time.
During practice, he entered the bullpen for the first time at the camp, and threw 40 pitches, mainly straights, but also experimenting with sliders, curves, and splits.
There was also a scene where he talked with the pitching coach on the way, and it is said that he talked about the time limit between pitches called "pitch clock" that will be introduced from this season with the aim of shortening the game time, and how to use the foot when throwing with quick motion. That's it.
Pitcher Fujinami, who finished practice, said, ``Overall, it was good.
Regarding the uniform, he said, "It was my first time wearing a colored uniform, so I threw it while thinking, 'Does it look good on you?'"
According to the team, pitcher Fujinami will enter the bullpen again in two days, and will be throwing in an actual batting practice after another two days.