During the rehabilitation of Tommy John’s surgery, “I want to move slowly like a turtle.”
Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda participated in the “2022 use grab presentation” held in Tokyo on the 7th, and the grab to be used this season was unveiled. The glove created with the theme of novelty and warm old wisdom has a black and red color scheme. The web part has a design reminiscent of “turtle shell”.
Maeda is currently undergoing rehabilitation with the aim of recovering from the right elbow medial collateral ligament reconstruction (Tommy John surgery) that he received in September last year. The web part is Maeda’s intention to be a “turtle”. Regarding the thoughts put into it, “This year we will start from rehabilitation, so various people have told us not to be impatient, so I want to proceed slowly like a turtle.” I asked him to think, “I’m going slowly.”
Rehabilitation is proceeding smoothly. Although the ball has not been thrown yet, it is planned to start catching during spring training in February. “I haven’t decided that I can’t return in 2022 yet. It’s about September even if I can return, but the possibility of returning is not zero. I’m aiming for the end, but I’m not depressed even if it doesn’t work, but if I can return at the end of this year I think it’s the best, “he said, aiming to return during this season.
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