Outfielder Marek Fulp majored in sports management and sports business in college
The result was the result of the challenge. Czech Republic outfielder Marek Fulp returned a 163-kilogram fastball thrown by Sasaki Roki (Lotte), a pitcher from the Japanese national baseball team “Samurai Japan”. He is a university student who usually belongs to North Greenville University in the United States. After the game, he looked back at Sasaki’s fastball with a smile, saying, “I didn’t have time to think about it because it was fast. I was lucky to go (to the left wing line) when I shook it.”
On the 11th, the Czech Republic faced Samurai Japan in the “Carnext 2023 BASEBALL CLASSIC 1st Round Tokyo Pool” (Tokyo Dome). Fulp, who started as “3rd and center”, was the third ball of the first at-bat, which was greeted with two deaths in the first inning. I caught the inside angle of Sasaki at 163 km. The batted ball turned into a double with a serious liner down the left wing line. After that, he survived during the game misstep and stepped on the preemptive home.
“The ball is fast, so I had to match the timing (with the fastball). If I don’t increase my focus, I will be late. Sasaki was also trying to throw the ball a bit high, but I think he went to a naive place.”
I usually major in sports management and sports business at university. He also revealed that he aims to play in the professional league after graduation. I came to Japan this time and started dreaming about playing in Japan. “I really like the Japanese fans, the ballpark, and the atmosphere. Perhaps the day will come when he makes his name in NPB as an assistant from the Czech Republic.
(Kawamura Tordai / Kodai Kawamura)
