Back in mid-March, a key thing for me was to watch the Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Dodgers. The Dodgers swept the Cubs to have a good start in the 2025 season. The Dodgers decided to let 2 Japanese pitchers start each game. The starter of the first game was Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Roki Sasaki took the mound in the second game and it was his MLB debut.
It’s been a month since the Opening Day. So far this season, Bobby Witt Jr. has played 28 games, hitting .318/.385/.477 with 2 home runs and 10 RBI. He has a good start in 2025. Well, it’s just the beginning of the 2025 season. However, looking at Bobby Witt Jr.’s numbers, I was just thinking about his career with the Royals.
In mid-March, the Cubs played exhibition games at Tokyo Dome to prepare for the Opening Series. In an exhibition game, Seiya Suzuki hit a ball hard with an exit velocity over 110 mph. And the launch angle wasn’t bad. However, that ball didn’t travel far with a distance below 350 feet.
In the 2024 NL Rookie of the year voting, Paul Skenes received 136 voting points and won the award. Meanwhile, Jackson Merrill got 104 voting points and Jackson Chourio received 26 voting points. At the same time, Shota Imanaga had 4 points.
Just a few weeks ago, I watched a video on YouTube. A pitcher was actually interviewed by a former pitcher in the majors. Their conversation was quite interesting.
A few weeks ago, I saw a post on Facebook. It was a photo with several players who used to collect 50+ doubles in a single season. There are several great hitters who had 50+ doubles in a single season over the last several seasons. After reading the post, I was just thinking about some questions.
Around 4 or 5 weeks ago, I watched a baseball game on TV. It was a game of an international tournament. In a game, a relief pitcher went on the mound and his four-seam fastballs looked pretty good. In that game, that pitcher’s four-seamers normally touched 95 mph or 96 mph.
I watched a baseball game on TV. I saw a well-known commentator, who’s been on this job for 30+ years. It was a while ago, I remember that a pitcher used to sign a long-term deal and the commentator mentioned a problem with his performance.
