"I'll make you regret your old team that abandoned me." Yomiuri's left-hander's perfect pitching is angry
"I'll make you regret your old team that abandoned me." Yomiuri's left-hander's perfect pitching is angry
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Tatsuya Ishikawa, 27, a left-hander of the Yomiuri Giants, pitched for the Yokohama BayStars until last year. After the end of the last season, when Yokohama demanded that he change his contract to a foster player, he left in search of a new team. Nothing was set in stone at the time, but he was deeply hurt in the process. He apparently did not expect that he could leave Yokohama.
No wonder. Left-handed pitcher Ishikawa was born and raised in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. While rooting for the BayStars, he developed his dream of becoming a baseball player. He graduated from Yokohama High School and went to Hosei University to wear the uniform for his hometown team in 2021. Yokohama was called the No. 1 pick in the development draft.
He made his debut in the first division in his second year as a member of the Korean pro baseball league, and has displayed his presence over the past two years. He pitched 28 games-32 innings in 2023 and 15 games-14 innings in 2024. He had two holds and posted an ERA of 1.93. He has not played in the first division games since June.
Yomiuri reached out when Yokohama notified him outside of his power. Yokohama, which had been affectionate, quickly became an enemy. Yokohama fans cheered for the release and transfer.
He played in his first overseas match since moving to Naha Cellular Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday. However, the opponent team is Yokohama. He threw his teeth into the game.
He pitched in the top of the sixth inning when his team was losing 1-3, and allowed no hit and no run in two innings. He handled six hitters with poor batting performance. He combined a fastball of up to 148 kilometers per hour and a breaking ball to perfectly beat Yokohama's batters. Japanese media reported that he liked his breaking ball control. He pitched 22 pitches.
He grounded out leadoff hitter No. 5 Zion Matsuo to third base in the sixth inning. He then struck out No. 6 Watarai Ryoki, who had two hits, with a rookie strikeout. With a full count
A fastball of 146 kilometers per hour hit the left-handed batter's low course. Ishikawa ended the inning by striking out the next batter, Kento Inoue, with a swing and miss. He drew the bat with a fastball of 146 kilometers per hour at 2B2S. 토토사이트
In the seventh inning, he caught all three batters with an infield grounder.
It was a meaningful pitching for Ishikawa. He was very honest. I wanted to pitch better because my opponent was in his old team. "I felt different from when I was facing other teams. I took the mound with the determination to make him regret that I had been sent out. I want to pitch like today throughout the season," he said.
Ishikawa previously pitched live on Tuesday. He pitched overwhelmingly against eight batters, striking out five. He is adjusting smoothly in the Yomiuri Giants. The transfer shock gave him a clear motivation.
Meanwhile, Yomiuri came from behind to win 4-3. In the bottom of the seventh inning, No. 8 Akihiro Yuto hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. In the pitching, transfer players and expected stocks flew high.
Even after winning the Central League title last year, the Yomiuri Giants failed to advance to the Japan Series after being caught by Yokohama. In the final stage of the Climax Series, the Giants suffered a shock loss to Yokohama, ranking third in the league.