In his fifth year as a pitcher, “Monster Pitcher” of the Chiba Lotte Marines is planning to advance to the Major League this winter. He is trying to follow the path of “superstar” Shohei Ohtani. After playing for the Nippon-Ham Fighters for five years, Ohtani moved to the Major League. After joining the Nippon-Ham, he went on to the big stage following the contract he signed with the team. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 26, who moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, threw for the Orix Buffaloes for the next seven years and took on the challenge. Shota Imanaga, 31, a left-hander, has played for the Yokohama BayStars for eight years and achieved his dream of becoming a major leaguer. Both players went through the posting system with the team’s permission. He gave the team a posting fee and left.
They certainly showed their presence in Japan. Otani and Yamamoto, the “super ace” who shook the Japanese professional baseball league with their “tide-ryu” that combined pitchers and batters, led their teams to the Japan Series championship. Imanaga defeated Yamamoto to rank No. 1 in strikeouts in both leagues last year. All of them proved their abilities by reaching the top spot. They had a justification to advance to the Major League.
Sasaki is different, however. She played full time in no other season. She hit the Japanese speed limit of 165 kilometers per hour, and became the youngest player to play a perfect game, but displayed durability problems.
In his first year as a member of the club, he gave the club a full rest for protection. He pitched 129 ⅓ innings in 2022, the most innings in a season. Last season, he had only 91 innings due to three injuries. The team’s contribution is inferior to its name value.
The same holds true in this year when fans had high expectations for the first full-time season. The game stopped after the game against the Hiroshima Carp on June 8. He pitched six innings of three hits and one run ( earned) against the Hiroshima Carp. He threw 90 pitches against 23 hitters, and struck out nine. He displayed good performance following one run in eight innings against the Nippon Ham on May 17 and one run in seven innings against the Softbank Hawks on May 24.
However, as in last year’s game, his physical condition caused problems again. His registration in the first division was canceled due to an injury that was not known exactly after the match against Hiroshima. He took a break earlier, saying that his recovery from fatigue was delayed.
It’s been five years as a professional, but it still needs to be managed.
Often causing abnormalities in the body and leaving the power, trust is inevitably reduced. More than a month has passed since the last appearance, but there is no future schedule yet. Coach Yoshii Masato and other coaching staff responded slightly cynically when talking about Sasaki’s physical condition
I see. Japanese pro baseball legends are also viewed critically.
Ironically, there is no Sasaki, but the team is very good. 안전놀이터
As of Wednesday, Chiba Lotte is in second place, eight games behind Softbank. The gap with Softbank widened to 12 games and then narrowed. While Softbank is slowing down, Chiba Lotte narrowed the gap. Orix is in third place, 5.5 games behind.
From mid-May to early June, the Chiba Lotte Giants had no loss in 15 consecutive games. During the period, the Korean team had 11 consecutive wins (including four draws). After losing consecutive games, the Korean team has been on the right track again. It had seven wins (one loss) in eight games from the game against Nippon Ham on July 3 to the game against the Orix Buffaloes on July 12.