On April 6, Sho Nakata appeared on "Mondays also go to Patere supported by Nash" on the official YouTube channel of PERSOL Pacific League TV and talked about pitcher, which was his weakest point during his working days.

At the beginning of the program, a viewer asked Mr. Nakata which pitcher he was the worst at. Who is it? There are too many ......," he said, but then added, "The one that shocked me was Sugiuchi (Toshiya) in the Softbank Hawks era. I thought, 'change-up, I can swing twice.

When Igarashi asked, "What do you mean? I had heard from Mr. Inaba (Atsunori) and other legends before the game that the change-up was so good that it could be swung twice. Based on that, when he actually saw change-up at bat, he felt, "I can really swing twice.

Igarashi asked, "So it starts out as fastball, right?" Igarashi replied, "Yes. When I timed my swing to the start and stepped forward, it still hadn't come at all. But my bat is already out, so I have no choice but to go for it," said Nakata.

He added, "He also has a fast straight ball. My ball speed was 142 to 143 km/h. But when I was at bat, it was 150 km/h. But at bat, I felt like I was hitting 150 km/h." Igarashi nodded his head and said, "We didn't have a trackman back then, but I think there was an enormous amount of spin.

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The "Mondays at Patere" program was started in the hope of creating a time for fans to enjoy baseball and Pacific League even on Mondays, when there are fewer matches. This week's program was brought to you by Nash, a frozen box lunch delivery service. For more information on the "nosh x PacificLeagueTV special collaboration coupon," please see the overview section of the archived video.

LIVE delivery program "Mondays also go to Patere
Distribution date: Every Monday from 9:00 p.m. (scheduled to be distributed through October during the season)
・ Destination: PERSOL Pacific League TV official YouTube channel
Performers: Pro baseball alumni duo will appear on the show on a weekly basis.
(Ryota Igarashi & Sho Nakata / Ginji & Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato & T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige & Tomoya Satosaki)

Next week on Monday the 13th, Ginji and Yuji Kaneko will appear. Don't miss it!