Rakuten Ota, Ma-kun and the Best “Couple” to “Chat During the Game” – Professional Baseball: Nikkan Sports

Ma has entered production mode. Masahiro Tanaka, a 32-year-old pitcher, started the game against DeNA, which will be his fourth pitch this season. Due to his own mistake, he scored a goal with four hits and 65 balls in five innings. In a pinch, shift gears and intimidate the batter. He was able to breathe with Hikaru Ohta (24), who played the role of his wife, by hitting him with a cut ball that had been lifted. Measure the fastest 150 km this season. The second game of the season, the first game of the season, the game against Nippon-Ham Fighters (Rakuten Seimei Park) on the 27th, is finally over.

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The battery breath is also in production mode. Masahiro Tanaka, who wears a mask in all four games this season, is the first regular catcher candidate in his junior year. After the first round, he exchanged opinions on the bench, and immediately after the fourth race, he huddled up to his right arm, regretting the bad shot. The sign shook his head less than 10 times out of 65 balls. “I think there was a scene where Mr. Tanaka prioritized my signature over the ball I wanted to throw. I try not only to listen to my thoughts, but also to convey my thoughts. Catch the word ball, equalize I have become able to have conversations inside, “he said.

The “starting four pillars” of Masahiro Tanaka, Kishi, Wakui and Takahiro Norimoto are all in their thirties, and currently all three receivers for a member of the military are in their twenties. General manager and coach Ishii asks catchers, who lead older pitchers with a good track record, to “always demand. Sometimes the catcher’s plan to look at the batter next to him is the right one.” Masahiro Tanaka also does not hesitate to say: “I don’t think it is beneficial for the team to be careful. I want you to give the team the highest priority and act accordingly.”

After finishing the fifth inning, Masahiro Tanaka responded with a sticky touch to Ota who was running. “The tempo, movement, and movement are better than when I first assembled them. I will do my best to make a good drums little by little,” said his right arm. To the best “couple” -. Increase maturity.[Mikihisa Kuwahara]