Orix pitcher Soichiro Yamazaki will join the Japanese national team of the WBC (World Baseball Classic) in place of Hiroshima pitcher Ryoji Kuribayashi, who did not pitch in the first round due to his back strain. became.
The Japanese national baseball team passed the first round of the WBC held at the Tokyo Dome from the 9th of this month with 4 wins and 1st place.
NPB = Orix pitcher Yamazaki will be participating in place of Kuribayashi pitcher who did not pitch in the first round due to his back tension for the national team members who will face the quarterfinals against Italy on the 14th and 16th. announced that it was registered.
Yamazaki is a 24-year-old pitcher from Ishikawa Prefecture.
His specialty is throwing straight balls from a height of 1m 90cm, with a maximum speed of 160km.
In the warm-up match on the 7th of this month, which was held just before this tournament, he pitched as a member of the preliminary registration, and pitched well with no runs in the first inning.
Yamazaki is scheduled to join the team on the 15th.
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