Masanao Yoshida of the Major League Red Sox will start in the fourth left field in the practice game held in Florida on the 24th.
This will be Yoshida's first game since joining the Red Sox.
Yoshida, who has moved from the professional baseball team Orix to the major league Red Sox this season and has been selected as a member of the WBC Japan national team, practiced on the 4th day of the camp in Fort Myers, Florida on the 23rd.
On this day, we practiced catch and defense using gloves with the Red Sox team color, red, and the Japanese flag embroidered on them.
In defensive practice, he checked the rebound of hit balls on the fence of the stadium that imitated the 11-meter-high "Green Monster", which is a specialty of his home ground Fenway Park, and cooperated with his teammates in catching outfield fly balls. confirmed.
Also, in batting practice, he hit a home run-like ball and hit the left fence in the opposite direction.
After the practice, Coach Cora announced the starting line-up for the practice match against the local university team on the 24th, revealing that Yoshida will play in the 4th left field.
Yoshida said without hesitation, "Today's batting practice was assuming a runner and imagining the position of an infielder. I hope the game ends without injury." rice field.