“We have to do more, and I think we can do it.” Hanshin's mainstay player Yusuke Oyama, who continues to have an insatiable desire to improve, is working on things that can only be done at camp.
Last season, Oyama played No. 4 in every game, won the title for the highest on-base percentage, won the Best Nine and the Golden Glove Award, and played a major role as the main player in making Japan the best in Japan for the first time in 38 years. .
The camp aims to ``increase the ability of batting.''
On the 7th, they used their lunch break to practice batting, setting a theme for each pitch, and making exactly 100 swings while experimenting with how to launch the bat and how to use their body. Nine of them went over the fence, showing that he was making good adjustments.
After this, the individual practice session lasted about 40 minutes. He repeatedly wiped away the sweat as he caught the ball.
The Tigers' No. 4, who has become an absolute presence in both offense and defense, is determined to lead the team towards consecutive victories this year.
Oyama said, ``As I try various things, there may be things that I find to be a perfect fit, and on the other hand, I realize that things don't work.I'm doing a lot of things because I can only do them at camp.I have to do more and more. I think so, and I think we can do it.I want to keep up the momentum so that I don't lose to the momentum of the younger players,'' he said of his determination.