Professional baseball team DeNA's camp in Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture is on the last day of the third season. Rookie pitcher Ryoto Matsumoto, who joined the team in second place in the draft, practiced pitching in the bullpen and pitched with an awareness of the balance of his form.
Pitcher Matsumoto, who joined the team in second place in the draft from Meijo University, is a right-handed side thrower who takes a step in a two-step motion and raises his left foot to create momentum with his body while throwing fastballs of up to 153 km, sliders, and splits.
In the actual seat batting session held on the 11th, he played against professional batters for the first time, and faced six batters, including hitting Austin with a fastball and grounding out to second, who hit 28 home runs in 2021. It showed off its strengths with one hit and the fastest speed was 149km/h.
On the 13th, the final day of the third pitch, pitcher Matsumoto entered the bullpen and pitched against the seated catcher, with the umpire coming in from the third pitch.He was conscious of the balance of his pitching form, pitching straight and pitching about 40 centimeters wide. He threw 32 pitches, including his signature slider that can reach up to
Pitcher Matsumoto is said to be conscious of throwing strong pitches in the strike zone in games, but in the bullpen, he emphasizes checking the movement of his pitching form, so he sometimes throws pitches at the wrist of the release point. He was making a gesture to make sure that the angle of the figure was not falling towards the ground.
From the 21st pitch, he informed the catcher that he expected the runner to be on first base, and then pitched in the set position, preparing for the practice game against Nippon-Ham, which he was scheduled to pitch on the 15th.
Pitcher Matsumoto said, ``My output has increased and I'm in good condition.I think I'll be nervous and work hard in overseas games, but I hope I can show what I have right now.'' I did.