Seibu, which was the only team out of the 12 professional baseball teams that did not participate in camp, started camp in Miyazaki Prefecture, and captain Sosuke Genda said, ``In order for the team to win the championship, I want to lead the team this year by putting up numbers even with batting.'' ” he said enthusiastically.
Since the opening day of the regular season for Seibu was almost the same as last year, which was delayed due to the WBC, Seibu moved the camp-in schedule and started camp from the 6th in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture.
After a welcome ceremony that included children's drumming and the presentation of bouquets of flowers, they immediately started practicing. Captain Genda said that last season, he had a batting average of .257, the lowest of his career. From the first day, I focused on improving my hitting.
Genda, with the theme of ``hitting the ball low and strong,'' moved indoors after the general practice and practiced for about an hour, checking his batting form by taking pictures with his smartphone.
After practice, he responded with a smile to fans who asked for autographs and photos.
Genda said, ``I was batting while checking whether what I was thinking in my head and my actual movements matched.I want to lead the team by putting up numbers with my batting this year in order to help the team win the championship.'' We were talking about our enthusiasm.
Seibu's camp will run until the 25th of this month.