Shohei Otani took a flight to Nagoya on the 3rd to join the Japanese team. The team had a warm-up match with the Chunichi Dragons. Although he was still adjusting for the jet lag and did not play, when the announcer pronounced his name, he immediately attracted people from the sidelines. The fans cheer.
There are many new faces in the Japanese national team this year. Otani Shohei revealed that he would ask the other party “How old are you?” before starting to communicate. Of course, there are also old acquaintances of Otani Shohei in the team, such as Matsui Hiroki, who was a teammate in the top 12. When warming up on the sidelines, the two can be seen chatting and playing.
Facing the warm-up match against the Chunichi Dragons, Hiroki Matsui, who is a key player in the bullpen, has not yet adapted to the ball used in the classic game. He threw 3 balls in just 0.2 innings and lost 4 points in total. In the end, Japan won by 2: 7 lost to the China-Japan Dragons who were last in the central league last year.
After Matsui left the stage, Otani also stepped forward to comfort him and offered advice, reminding Matsui to pay attention to the fact that when the body is leaning forward, the arms tend to fall behind. Matsui admitted frankly that he has not yet adapted to the ball used in the classic game. Overall, the fluency of pitching is not good. After listening to Otani’s suggestion, he will try his best to adapt.
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