[Orix] Kosei Yoshida who underwent right elbow surgery in March, declared, “I’m back to a ball trajectory that I’ve never seen since I became a pro.” He declared that he’d regained the fastball he threw during his time at Kanazawa Nogakuin.
Sports Hochi
2025.11.23(日) 05:00
On the 22nd, Orix Kosei Yoshida pitcher Teruho Yoshida (24) declared that he has returned to the fastball he used to throw at Kanazawa Nono High School in Akita Prefecture. He renewed his contract at the players’ dormitory in Osaka City, signing for a salary of 28 million yen, a 9 million yen reduction from his previous salary. Having undergone reconstruction surgery on his right elbow medial collateral ligament in March, this season was the first in seven years for him to not pitch in the first team. However, his rehabilitation is going well, and Yoshida revealed his current situation, saying, “Since I turned pro, my pitching has returned to a trajectory I’ve never seen before, since high school.”
Already started bullpen pitch. The long throw has also extended to 90 meters. Compared to before the operation, he responded that “the hop component has increased and the number of revolutions has increased.” Above all, catch smiled at the feeling of the ball. “A ball that dives down and then goes up. Maybe there was a little problem (in the elbow) from the first year.” Runner-up right-hander in the summer of 18 Koshien. Due to the quality of the pitch at the time and the power-up after entering the pros, he vowed to “return in the best condition ever” and vowed to “super recovery”.
Aiming to make the opening day first team, he is planning to play in actual games during spring training. The right-handed pitcher, who made 50 appearances last season, said enthusiastically, “50 games is a benchmark for ‘I’m back.’ I want to perform as well as I did in the past two years.” (Ando Osamu)
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