Major League Baseball (MLB) Los Angeles DodgersOdd Pitch, Catcher in Beijing timeReporting to the spring training camp on the 12th, three Japanese players Shohei Ohtani, Yushin Yamamoto and Ronki Sasaki became the focus of the media. Among them, Shohei Ohtani threw an easy ball on the first day, and the ball speed reached 87 miles (about 140 kilometers), which was unbelievable.

Ronki Sasaki

Shohei Ohtani opened his elbow for the second time in the 2023 season, and he only hit but didn't shoot last year, and will return to the second knife stream this year, and is scheduled to board in May. Shohei Ohtani easily practiced throwing 13 balls after receiving the ball in the outfield, and the fastest ball speed was 87 miles, but he couldn't believe it was so fast, and said: "It must have been 93 miles (about 149.6 kilometers) a few days ago." ”

The Dodgers will play their overseas opening game against the Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18 and 19, with Yamamoto scheduled to start the first game and practice shooting about 30 goals in the cowpen on the 12th, with head coach Robles and pitcher coach Pryor also watching. Yamamoto threw a fastball, a curveball, and a two-seam ball, and carefully checked the speed and spin of each ball.

Shohei Otani

Sasaki arrived at Arizona, where the spring training camp is located, on the 12th because he was waiting for a work visa, and arrived at the court at 2 p.m. when the other players were resting, and he was unable to practice throwing with Otani and Yamamoto. Sasaki started practicing after about 20 minutes of warm-up and only threw a fastball on the first day, and the staff also filmed his pitching videos from various angles.

The Dodgers also made a special arrangement of the locker room seats for Otani, Yamamoto and Sasaki, and although they did not practice shooting together, the three of them talked and chatted in the locker room for a while before leaving the court.