On May 19th, T-Okada appeared on the official Pacific League TV YouTube channel’s “Monday is also on Persolpa League TV” and introduced noteworthy fielder from each team.
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“Monday is also on Patere” was started with the desire to create time for professional baseball and Pacific League fans to enjoy even on Mondays when there are few games. This week, Ryota Igarashi and T-Okada appeared and introduced the FEATURE PLAYER of each team under the theme “We need your performance to win the championship.”
Among them, the key players of Orix Ryoma Nishikawa T-Okada, who chose the players, evaluated, “I think it was a tough year for him when he moved from Central League to Pacific League last year, but so far this year he has a batting average of nearly 30% (.294 as of the 19th).” On the other hand, he pointed out that “his batting average in scoring position is a little low (.200 as of the 19th),” but continued, “However, Nishikawa is in scoring position a lot. There were games where he was a little cut off, so if he can get this going, he will score a lot more.”
Igarashi also asked, “(As hitter) your batting average is still there, but when you’re not in scoring position, do you worry about it?” T-Okada replied, “I do worry about it. When it’s my turn, I think, ‘Oh, I’m in scoring position again.'” Even in such situations, he “tried to actively reach out.” When asked what would help him improve, he said, “It doesn’t matter what kind of hit it is, but if I get one, it’s a big relief. It’s up to me, so Nishikawa has to do his best.”
LIVE broadcast program “Monday is also Pate-tele”
・Streaming date: Every Monday from 9pm (scheduled to be available until October during the season)
・Streaming destination: Pacific League TV official YouTube channel
・Cast: A pair of former professional baseball players will appear each week
(Ginji and Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato and guests / Ryota Igarashi and T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoya Satozaki)
Next week on the 26th (Monday), in addition to Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoya Satozaki, Norinobu Kawakami is scheduled to appear. Don’t miss it!
AloJapan.com