On the 6th, Softbank's Takeshi Wada, the oldest pitcher in the Pacific League, entered the bullpen for the first time at the Miyazaki camp and threw 21 pitches, saying, ``I'm only thinking about getting to 100% by the opening day.'' did.
Wada, the oldest pitcher in the Pacific League who will turn 43 years old on the 21st of this month, won eight games last season, the second most on the team, and manager Yuki Kokubo said he and pitcher Kohei Arihara, who led the team with 10 wins, He has announced that he will be in the opening rotation.
Pitcher Wada entered the pull pen for the first time at a camp held in Miyazaki City on the 6th, and threw 21 pitches from the mound with the catcher standing.
Pitcher Wada felt tension in his left side during voluntary training before camp, and although it has disappeared, he was throwing with about 40% of his force on the 6th.
Pitcher Wada said, ``My body is getting better, so it was difficult to limit my output. All the other pitchers are pitching, so the pace of adjustment is frustrating, but I'm old, so I want to be patient.'' talked.
As for the opening pitcher, he looks ahead and says, ``I don't have the luxury of saying things like that, so I want to get my condition up to a level where I can compete.I'm just thinking about getting him to 100% for the opening day.'' Ta.