Kosuke’s Featured Baseball Players Blog

 

  I will introduce the baseball player Naoya Masuda this time. He is a 32-year-old pitcher who has played for the Chiba Lotte Marines since 2012.  His characteristic as a baseball player is his three-quarter form. In addition, his two-seam fast ball and reades a speed of 152.km/h, His variety of sliders, sinkers, cut balls and breaking balls is also attractive.   Masuda has played more than 50 games 9 times in the decade since joining the team in 2012. In 72 games, his Rookie year he recorded 2 wins, 2 losses, 41 holds and 1 save. He won the Rookie of the Year award by breaking the record of 71 games and 34 holds. The next year（2013） he pitched in 68 games, with a record of 2 wins, 6 losses, 9 holds, 33 saves and an ERA of 2.76 and won the most saves title. In the next few years, He was unable to achieve outstanding results due to relocation and poor performance.　  However, he pitched in 54 games, the most in the league, 3 wins, 5 losses, 5 holds, 31 saves, 2.25 ERA in 2020. In additio

 I will introduce the baseball player Daichi Suzuki this time.  He is a 32-year-old infielder who played for the Chiba Lotte Marines until 2019. He has been with the Rakuten Eagles since 2020.   He can defend every position in the infield and can defend steadily wherever he defends.    Although he was originally a third baseman, he won the Golden Glove Award as a second baseman in 2017. In 2019, he was also a starter as a first baseman, second baseman, DH, and left fielder depending on his team situation. He also won shortstop Best Nine in 2013 and 2016.   His batting is characterized by a small swing bat control. Although he has not achieved any outstanding results, he has a stable batting average of .260 to .295 every year.  He always jumps three times before standing in the batter's box, swings a few times, and then salutes the batter's box and umpire before entering the batter's box.  In addition, just before the start of the game, he kneels and encourages himself by te

 I will introduce the baseball player Leonys Martin this time. He is from Cuba, but now he is an American citizen. He is 33 years old, and has been with Chiba Lotte Marines since the middle of 2019.  He is an outfielder characterized by a good strong arm. When he was in the MLB, he was a fast runner with solid defense and can throw in 3.57 seconds to 1st base（27.431ｍ） he is also good at hit-and-run and safety bunts In Japan, he became a power hitter and led the team. In the MLB, he emphasized outfield defense and the number of stolen bases. But in Japan, he consciously gained weight because he was required to hit with power. He was praised by the American media for his evolution. His shoulder strength has been recognized since he was in MLB, and he was put in 5th place in MLB's official website, "Outfielder's fastest home base throwing top 10" When he decided to play in Japan, he promised that he would leave a comment "Yes, Martin! Deuces!" to the camera in

 I will introduce the baseball player  Kyota Fujiwara  this time. He was born on May 6, 2000 and is 21 years old, and  has been with Chiba Lotte Marines since 2019.  He can run 50 meters in 5.7 seconds, and has a clever bat control and a sharp swing. His most remarkable feature is his strength on the big stage. He has won the national championship since junior high school student. He has been a starting outfielder as a his 2nd year of high school. He also won spring and summer Koshien as the No.4 hitter  in his 3rd year. His selection as a high school student representative from Japan for the second consecutive year is also wonderful. Even after he became a professional baseball player, his big stage strength continued. He participated in the starting lineup as the No.1 hitter in the opening game of his rookie year, and achieved the feat the only 5 people had recorded in the past to get his 1st hit.  He won his first Pacific League Monthly MVP award in July and August this year. He had