[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The defending champion Orix raised a new pitcher monster again?

The 20-year-old strong pitcher Junhei Yamashita performed better and better in spring training. Today, he faced the Hiroshima Carp in the warm-up match. He scored 10 strikeouts in 4.2 innings.

Junpei Yamashita is the first pitcher selected by Orix in the 2020 draft. He graduated from Ohori Junior High School and High School affiliated to Fukuoka University. Training once pitched 5 strikeouts against the Giants in 3.2 innings, and the fastest fireball that soared 158 kilometers left the game without losing a point.

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Today Junpei Yamashita faced the Hiroshima Carp. Although he was hit by Nishikawa Ryoma in the first inning and 2 runs by Matt Davidson's home run in the 4th inning, he still used his fastball and curveball in his arsenal. And fingering the ball, throwing as many as 10 strikeouts in just 4.2 innings.

In the past two seasons, Shunpei Yamashita has not made it to the first team, but this season he has the opportunity to make his first professional first team debut. According to the Japanese media "Baseball King", he played a total of 3 games in spring training and was hit in a total of 9.1 innings 5 hits, 2 points, only 1 walk and 16 strikeouts, 82 balls today is the most in spring training.

Yamashita Shunping University.

(File photo, Sankei Shimbun)

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