Nippon-Ham pitcher Daiki Kikuchi (26), who joined the team from The Giants in the active player draft, participated in an early training session held in Nago, Okinawa on the 24th, and was the first on the team to enter bullpen, showing his fighting spirit in his new environment. In a clear, sunny day with a temperature of 18 degrees, he threw 36 pitches, saying, "I feel like my body is in better shape than usual, and I feel like I can pitch now. I'm in a position where I have to make an impression, so I wouldn't say I'm doing it too early, but I think I'm in good shape." He showed off his steady progress ahead of the start of camp on February 1st.
At the beginning of January, he holed up in the snowy mountains of Nagano Prefecture with The Giants pitcher Ryusei Yamada for training. He ran up a 2-kilometer-long steep slope at a ski resort and up a mountain trail to strengthen his lower body. "There are rocks and stones under the snow, so if you can balance and use your body well, the ground becomes much easier," he said, incorporating the feeling he gained from training on rough terrain into pitch. "I can throw more easily, or rather, I can throw without using any unnecessary force, so I'm starting to see good results," he said, realizing the benefits of his training, which he has been doing for five consecutive years.
The right-handed reliever, who pitched in 50 games in 2011, said, "I want to start pitching soon. I'm going to show a new side of myself," and has had an awakening with the Shinjo Ham Fighters. (Haruki Kawakami)
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