Tomohisa Ozeki, a southpaw pitcher who served as the opening pitcher for the professional baseball team Softbank last year, increased his weight to around 100 kg as part of his body-building efforts to increase his pitch speed, and entered the bullpen on the 2nd. They threw the ball while measuring the speed and angle of the ball using special equipment.
The 26-year-old Ozeki pitcher, a southpaw with a background in training, is in his fifth year.He was assigned as the opening pitcher last year, but pitched in 17 games, with 5 wins and 7 losses.
On the 2nd day, the second day of camp, Ozeki pitcher entered the bullpen and threw 40 pitches to the seated catcher.
The ozeki pitcher measured the speed and angle of the ball using special equipment and checked the data on a tablet.
According to the ozeki pitcher, he increased his weight from 94 kg to 102 kg during the offseason as part of his body building to increase his pitching speed, and has now reduced his weight to 99 kg.
Regarding the fastest ball speed on the 2nd, Ozeki said, ``I was able to swing my arm firmly with the strength that suited my body condition.I'm in a position where I have to appeal, so I was able to make good adjustments.'' I want to show them what I'm doing.''
The ozeki pitcher changed his jersey number from "42" to "47" this season.
This is the number worn by left-handed players such as Kimiyasu Kudo and Toshiya Sugiuchi, who represent the team.
The ozeki pitcher said, ``I want to refresh my mind. I can feel that everyone is paying attention to me. I want to be aware of myself and do my best to become a pillar of the team.''