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“Whether you can hit it or not” Seiya Suzuki wants in the major debut match | Full-Count

Scheduled to participate in the Rockies game on the 25th, starting pitcher last season 12 wins right arm

On the 24th (25th Japan time), the Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki made light adjustments to sweat in indoor batter practice before the actual battle debut ahead of the next day. The long-awaited first open match is against the Rockies at Sloan Park. The starting pitcher is German Marquez, a right-handed pitcher who has won 12 wins last season and has been the opening pitcher for the second consecutive year.

For Suzuki, who has been trying to revive his original feeling by practicing hitting in a practical manner that has been repeated every day since the confluence on the 18th (19th), he played a ball banquet last season and has faced up against Marquez in the last few years. It will be a great opportunity to regain the sense of the game. Suzuki said after practice on the 23rd (24th) when coach David Ross announced the details of his first appearance in the open game.

“Whether I can hit it or not, I think it’s okay for me. Then I have my own challenges, and I can crush them with practice. I’m looking forward to each one. I want to do it while doing it. “

Suzuki, who has not been very particular about data since the Japanese era, does not change his consciousness even in the new world where abundant materials are available.

“I think I’ve taken care of the feeling and instinct of standing at bat. I think it’s going to be strange if I think too much. Look at what you care about, and don’t look at anything extra. I wonder if it’s okay. “

Still, what is clear at this point is the timing of expressing it as “a feeling of contact with the pitcher.”

“I’m getting used to the speed, but I’m still getting stronger, and there are extra wasteful movements in various places. I’d like to make adjustments only for that.”

“I feel really good and in good condition.”