Kodai Senga, a pitcher of the Mets in the major leagues, threw in an actual practice for the first time, and struck out the team's main hitter with his specialty forkball.
Pitcher Senga, who transferred from professional baseball Softbank to the Mets this season, pitched for the first time in a real-life practice at a camp in St. Port Lucy, Florida on the 19th.
From this season, the major league introduced a "pitch clock" that limits the time between pitches, and Senga was conscious of throwing at a fast tempo to respond to this.
The first batter was last season's league top hitter and WBC USA representative McNeil, who suddenly delivered his first pitch, a 157-kilogram fastball, deep into the center.
Next, he struck out last season's RBI king Alonzo of the WBC USA national team, but the third WBC Puerto Rico national team, Lindo, caught a fastball and hit the center direction. I was hit.
In the second round, he missed the first batter with a breaking ball and struck out, hitting McNeil with a ground ball, and Alonzo struck out with a fork ball, which he is good at, from a full count, and finished with 29 pitches.
Pitcher Senga said, ``I finally realized that I was able to come to this place, and my concentration came out more and more.
Looking back on the fact that the main hitter hit a hit, he said, ``I was able to finish it in one shot without being fouled. rice field.
He said that one of his challenges was how to deal with the pitch clock, saying, "I got flustered when I changed my grip on the ball."
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Alonzo said about Senga's forkball, which is called the "ghost fork," and said, "It was an interesting ball. It's a ball you don't see in the major leagues, and many players fail to swing it, so I think it's got a cool nickname." was talking
Lindo added, "I think it was a great first start. I'm excited because I know Senga will help the team win. He has tremendous potential." I was talking to