Kazuma Okamoto, captain of the Professional Baseball Giants, carefully checked his batted ball handling during defensive practice after converting from third to first base.
The Giants' training camp in Miyazaki City started at the indoor practice field on the first and second day due to rain.
Among the fielders who practiced defensively, captain Okamoto, who has won the Golden Glove Award this season, will be converted from third to first, so on the 2nd he played quick balls from catching ground balls to throwing. In addition to being conscious of changing grips when receiving knocks, he was also checking the toss to cover the first base.
Last season, Okamoto, the home run king, said about his batting, ``I want to be particular about hitting points,'' and during batting practice, he would hit powerful balls centered on the center field, and hit slow balls in a mountainous manner close to his body. I was repeatedly practicing pulling the ball in and hitting it back.
Okamoto said, ``While practicing for the season, as a captain, I want to observe those around me. It's only the second day, so I'm going to swing the bat properly. I also want to prepare to be able to play defense as a first base all year long.'' I did.