Padres pitcher Yu Darvish, who is entering his 13th season as the longest-running Japanese pitcher in the major leagues, responded to an interview at the campsite and expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``First of all, I want to make adjustments so that I can enter the season in good health.''
Pitcher Darvish, who is participating in the Padres' camp in Peoria, Arizona, was on the field from around 11 a.m. on the 12th, stretching and playing catch.
After that, during defensive practice, he exchanged words with pitcher Hiroki Matsui, who has become his teammate this season, and adjusted the menu over a light menu for about an hour.
Pitcher Darvish left the team at the end of last season due to pain in his right elbow, but he has now recovered and is pitching without any problems.
Pitcher Darvish, who responded to an interview after practice, said about entering his 13th season, the longest as a pitcher in Japan, ``It's very special to be able to play baseball in this kind of environment, freely using the facilities, for this long.'' I'm grateful for that," he continued. Regarding the fact that he is four wins away from reaching 200 wins between Japan and the U.S., he added, "I won't be able to achieve this if I'm injured, so I want to make adjustments so that I can enter the season healthy." I was talking.
Regarding the Dodgers, who play in the same region as Shohei Ohtani and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, he said enthusiastically, ``With the addition of Otani and Yamamoto, I'm even more looking forward to playing against them.I want to win as many games as possible and win the district championship.'' I was there.
Both Darvish and Matsui are scheduled to practice pitching in the bullpen on the 13th.