Major League Baseball Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga practiced pitching for the first time during a camp in Arizona, where he also played against teammate Seiya Suzuki.
On the 21st, Cubs pitcher Imanaga held his first actual pitching practice at the camp in Mesa, Arizona, where he faced a total of six batters and threw 25 pitches.
His third game was against teammate Suzuki, and he threw seven pitches, ending with a fastball and a strikeout.
His fastest speed is about 150km/h, and in his second match with Wisdom, who had 23 home runs last season, he hit a big hit over the outfield fence, but that was the only one that hit well. .
Regarding his matchup with Suzuki, pitcher Imanaga said, ``I told Seiya, ``I'll just go straight.'' He added, ``When I stood in the batter's box, it was big and I was scared of the pitcher returning. I thought there was no way I could stop him, so I lied and threw a curve ball.He has hit home runs in professional baseball, so I'm really glad to be his teammate,'' he said with a smile.
Regarding Wisdom's big hit that went over the outfield fence, he said, ``In the second round, the response changes, and the scary thing about our batters is that when a low-quality breaking ball comes up, there's a high probability of it being a home run. I felt he had a great ability to respond, but I'm glad he was able to hit me like this now," he said positively.