On the 11th, the last day of the second season of Lotte's professional baseball camp held on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, pitcher Aki Sasaki practiced pitching in the bullpen for the fourth time in the camp, saying, ``I'm still getting better.'' I think it will come, so I want to do it without rushing."
The 11th is the last day of the second round of Lotte's camp, and from the 13th the camp will be divided into the main players, who will move to Itoman City and practice mainly in actual games, and the pitchers, who will remain on Ishigaki Island and continue to make adjustments. Continue.
On the 11th, pitcher Sasaki, who is expected to play an active role throughout the season as a mainstay in the starting rotation, practiced pitching in the bullpen for the fourth time in this camp.
On the 11th, he threw 12 straight pitches, 5 fork pitches, and 4 slider pitches, and the number of pitches was 21 pitches, the lowest of this camp, but he checked the data for each pitch using a device that can measure pitch speed and rotation speed. However, we were making adjustments in anticipation of the upcoming actual battle.
Pitcher Sasaki has been doing more training for things other than pitching this season than usual, saying, ``I haven't seen any visible changes yet, but I think there will be.''I've been able to do well so far, including training, without any injuries. ” I looked back.
Looking ahead to the upcoming actual games and the opening season, he said, ``I want to take my time and focus on my own instincts when pitching.I think my condition will continue to improve, so I want to do it without rushing.'' .
According to manager Rihito Yoshii, pitcher Sasaki is scheduled to make his first pitching appearance in a practice game on February 25th, and will remain on Ishigaki Island after the 12th to continue making adjustments.