The New York Mets, who brought in Juan Soto last offseason and made a number of additions, have become one of the most competitive teams in the National League East to challenge the Dodgers. One of the highlights of this year's spring training is the recovery of Chiga Toshidai. Judging from the actual combat combat practice on the 16th local time, he and the coaching staff are satisfied with the current progress.

Chiga threw a total of 16 shots in combat practice and tackled three hitters in quick succession by Ronny Mauricio, Francisco Alvarez and Jeff McNeil before being hit by Brett Baty.

What's even more exciting is that Chiga is not only able to use all of his balls with ease, but also has a speedball of up to 96 miles (about 154 kilometers) and throws with ease.

Mets coach Carlos Mendoza commented: "I saw him smiling, which is obviously a positive sign. Overall, his ability to face beaters early in spring training is definitely good news."

"He's very loose on his pitching, I asked about the ball speed stats and he's using all the balls with ease, the pitching mechanics are in place, and everything looks perfect."

Chiga missed the start of the 2024 season with shoulder and calf injuries, and only played one regular season game in July before exiting with an injury. Despite three back-up appearances in the playoffs, the form did not live up to expectations. As a result, the Mets are hoping that he will be able to recreate the peak of his 2023 rookie season through the offseason, when he started 29 games, handed in 12 wins, 7 losses, and a 2.98 ERA score, and was not only selected to the All-Star Game, but also ranked second in the National League Rookie Championship and seventh in the Cy Young Award vote.

In the offseason, in addition to adding Soto, the Mets also renewed the contract of Pete Alonso (Pete Alonso) to further strengthen the firepower of the line. In terms of pitchers, Clay Holmes (Clay Holmes), Frankie Montas (Frankie Montas), Griffin Canning (Griffin Canning) and Sean Manaea (Sean Manaea) were renewed, with the original David Peterson (David Peterson) and Chiga Toshidai, the starting rotation is worth looking forward to.