Major League Baseball's Mets pitcher Shintaro Fujinami pitched in his first open game since his transfer, and showed off his condition by throwing out three batters in the first inning.
Pitcher Fujinami, who was transferred to the Mets as a free agent this season, took the mound on the 7th in an exhibition game against the Nationals held in Port St. Lucie, Florida, starting in the 7th inning with a 2-run lead, 3-1. .
Pitcher Fujinami grounded out the first batter to short with a 152 km fastball, then the next batter hit a 151 km fast to left field fly, and finally a 150 km fast to ground out to second, ending all three batters.
This was Pitcher Fujinami's first actual game, and he pitched 1 inning of 10 pitches and allowed no runs, demonstrating his good condition.
The fastball speeds for all of his fastballs were between 150 km and 152 km, which was a bit of a restraint for Fujinami pitcher, but he said, ``If I wanted to, I could hit the ball at any time, so I entered the ball carefully and carefully without using too much force. I was able to express myself on the mound today.I hope to gradually improve my ball speed as we prepare for the season opener,'' he said, sounding satisfied with his first pitch.