Orix Shumpeita Yamashita pitcher The right-hander, who is scheduled to start in an open game against The Giants on July 7 at the Kyocera D, adjusted in Maishima, Osaka. regular season I don't have an open game in mind, but I'm going to work hard and get into the swing of things. I'm going to put my mind to it and do my best," he said.
Due to a recurrence of his lumbar spondylolysis in October last year, he started the Miyazaki camp in February in Group B (equivalent to the second team). Nevertheless, during the camp, he made an impressive recovery, runs seven scoreless strike out and striking out 13 batters in three games against Softbank second team, the amateur Sega Sammy, and the Korean Lotte.
He also declared that he will play the same style as before, saying, "I'll do the same thing. I'll push forward with a straight pitch," in his first match against the NPB first division team this season. With five inning expected to be his longest pitch of the season, he set a theme for himself: "If I'm going to throw 80 pitches, it's best to throw all 80 with the same balance. But there are still deviations, so I need to fix those."
In addition to opening pitcher Miyagi, Kuri, Soya, and Espinoza are likely to be in the opening rotation. Yamashita, who aims to shut out the opponents, said, "I want to do my best to prevent them from scoring," and will attack with The Giants-slaying attack. (Nambu Shunta)
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