Major League Baseball Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga went into the bullpen for the second time at a training camp in Arizona and threw 38 pitches while being conscious of the time limit between pitches.
On the 17th, pitcher Imanaga practiced pitching in the bullpen for the second time at the camp being held in Mesa, Arizona, focusing on the feel of his slider as well as his fastball, pitching 38 pitches, seven more than last time. I threw it.
I was conscious of the pitch clock and the time limit between pitches that professional baseball doesn't have, so I occasionally checked with my pitching coach about things like the number of seconds it takes to start pitching.
Regarding the pitch clock, Pitcher Imanaga said, ``It's important not to panic in your mind. You just need to move in the last second, so I realized that if you don't worry about it too much and just pitch normally, you'll be fine.'' It seemed like he was feeling it.
He also says that he is continuing trial and error to deal with the differences from professional baseball, such as using spikes with the bottoms about 3 centimeters thicker to accommodate the hard mounds of the major leagues. I want to find it.I'm ready to throw it to batters, so I just want to train every day to stay healthy.''
Seiya Suzuki actual batting practice
In addition, teammate Seiya Suzuki, who is continuing to train on his own at the camp site, practiced batting against a pitcher in a real-life format, and in the third inning at bat, he selected two walks.
The Cubs fielders will be in camp on the 19th.