Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, who is participating in the Rangers training camp as an invited player in the major leagues, made his first appearance in an open game in Arizona on the 10th, marking 2 hits and 3 RBIs to appeal his promotion to the major leagues. .
Tsutsugo signed a minor contract with the Rangers in January this year and is participating in the Rangers' camp in Arizona as an invited player.
On the 10th, I participated in the open game against the Athletics in Mesa, Arizona for the first time.
Tsutsugo entered first from defense in the fifth inning, and in the first at bat in the sixth inning, he hit a two-run timely hit by repelling the opponent's right pitcher's 149-kilometer straight to the left with a chance of two outs, second base, and third base. .
In the 8th inning, when he was on first base with no outs, he caught the curve of the opponent's left pitcher and hit a timely two base over the head of the center.
The third at bat in the 9th inning was a short ground ball, but Tsutsugo had 2 hits in 3 at bats and 3 RBIs in the first game of the open game, showing his good condition for promotion to the major leagues.
Tsutsugo said, "There were some things I was worried about at bat that were better than I expected, and my condition is getting better day by day. I want to continue," he said.