Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Major League Baseball Dodgers practiced pitching for the second time during a training camp in Arizona, where he recorded six strikeouts from a total of 10 batters, and is expected to pitch at the beginning of the week. They showed excellent results in preparation for the upcoming open match.
On the 22nd, Dodgers pitcher Yamamoto held his second actual pitching practice at the camp being held in Glendale, Arizona.
Pitcher Yamamoto threw 43 pitches against a total of 10 batters, including Freeman, and although his fastest pitch was around 153km/h, he controlled both fastballs and breaking balls and got 6 strikeouts.
The batter, who took the turn to bat without any hits, looked surprised at pitcher Yamamoto's sharp curveball, showing a good performance ahead of the exhibition game in which he is expected to pitch at the beginning of the week.
The schedule shown by the team originally had Shohei Ohtani's name as an opponent for this pitching practice, but Ohtani did not participate in the general practice after warming up on that day, and the game ended with minor adjustments. Therefore, the match against pitcher Yamamoto did not materialize.
Pitcher Yamamoto responded to an interview after practice, saying, ``I was able to pitch with more awareness of the game than last time.I was able to catch foul balls on my fastballs, and I also had some breaking balls that landed in good spots, so I think both were good.'' I felt a positive response.
He expressed his enthusiasm for the open tournament, saying, ``I'm really looking forward to it.I want to be in good shape for the upcoming official tournament.''
Regarding Manager Roberts' intention to use pitcher Yamamoto as a starter in the opening series to be held in South Korea next month, he said, ``If I decide to pitch, I want to pitch with all my might to help the team win.'' Ta.