On the 6th, the first day of the second season of the Giants' professional baseball camp in Miyazaki City, pitcher Togo Togo, who has been designated as the opening pitcher, entered the bullpen for the third time and announced new changes that he is aiming to master. I checked the feel of the ball.
Pitcher Togo, who is scheduled to serve as the Giants' opening pitcher, entered the bullpen for the third time in the camp and practiced pitching on the 6th, the first day of the second season.
Pitcher Togo, whose goal is to increase his number of complete games from last season's four complete games and win the pitching title, is aiming to master not only fastballs and his signature forkball against a seated bullpen catcher. He threw 46 pitches, including some cut balls and two-seam balls.
Pitcher Togo is hoping to expand his range of pitches by learning new pitches that have a small change in pitch, as well as reduce the number of pitches he pitches and increase his number of complete pitches by allowing players to hit and catch the pitches.
Pitcher Togo said, ``The cut ball is not something that can be used in an actual game yet.However, the two-seam itself has improved, so it was a good thing.I think it will improve as the quality of the fastball improves, so I tried it out in an actual game. I think it would be good if I could go," he said.
In addition, in the afternoon, Japan national team manager Hirokazu Ibata came to observe practice and had a conversation with pitcher Togo.He said, ``He was the second starting pitcher in the WBC, but in the Premier 12 he was in the starting lineup. I want him.If he performs well this season, I think he's a player who will join us.''