Shogo Nakamura, who serves as the player chairman of professional baseball team Lotte, has set the theme of the camp as improving his batting power, which has resulted in the lowest batting average of all the players who have reached the designated turn at bat, and will use two types of bats. I continued to practice in ways such as this, and I became enthusiastic, saying, ``I want to do my best to achieve career-high results.''
Nakamura, who is in his 10th year as a professional player, participated in 137 games last season and won his third Golden Glove Award as a second-rounder, but his batting average was .220, the highest among players who have reached the required number of at-bats. It got lower.
One of the themes of the camp was to improve batting power, and in addition to the bats used in games, the students practiced batting using a mascot bat that is 90 centimeters long and weighs 1 kilogram, which is about 5 centimeters longer and 100 grams heavier than usual. is.
By using the two types of swings, the players are getting aware of swings that use not only their arms but their entire bodies, so on the 3rd, they practiced hitting with powerful swings that put their weight on the ball, and after the general practice. They were busy preparing menus such as long tea.
In addition, this season, the leadership wants to invigorate competition within the team, so he will be trying out for the third position for the first time since 2017, and in knocking, he will take on the first step and catch the ball. I carefully checked the basics.
Nakamura said enthusiastically, ``I've been adjusting well so far. Last year was disappointing, so this season I want to do my best to achieve career-high results.''