Baseball Lotte’s Sasaki Roki was hit by a batted ball after 16 pitches， prompting various reactions to his emergency withdrawal “Is he OK？”， “Overprotected”， “He’s cursed”．
[Lotte] Various reactions to Sasaki Roki’s emergency withdrawal after being hit by a batted ball: “Is he okay?”, “Overprotected,” “Cursed.” Lotte pitcher Sasaki Roki (22) started in the game against Nippon Ham (ESCON) on the 15th, but was forced to leave the game in the middle of the second inning. In the first inning, they managed to retire all three batters, but in the second inning, they suffered an accident with one out. A sharp hit from Asana hit him near his left ankle, and his right arm walked behind the bench for treatment. While left-hander Sakamoto and others worked hard in the bullpen to warm up their shoulders in case Sasaki was unable to continue pitching, Sasaki returned to the mound to practice pitching. However, he did not continue pitching and finished his job after 16 pitches, and Sakamoto, who came in as the second reliever, got through a situation with one out and a runner on first base without giving up any runs. This season, Sasaki has been removed from the roster twice due to poor condition. This was his third time on the mound since returning to the lineup on the 1st of this month, and his 12th time starting this season. At a press conference after his contract renewal last offseason, the Reiwa monster spoke of his dream of playing in MLB in the future. Various reactions have been posted on social media, including “I wonder if he’s OK,” “He may be a treasure of the baseball world, but I wonder if it’s a good idea to be so overprotective,” “I hope it’s just an injury that can be healed quickly,” “I hope he’s safe,” “Sasaki Roki is cursed,” and “This is a huge blow.” Related threads [Accident] Lotte’s Roki Sasaki was hit directly on the left ankle by a ball that hit the pitcher hard, and was replaced after only 16 pitches [ailuropoda melanoleuca★].
>>3 Well, I don’t feel good when the team I support is treated as a stopover until they make it to the majors, and the more I like Japanese baseball, the more I hate the trend of praising the majors.
I think the coach who didn’t let him pitch in the final of the 3rd year high school prefectural tournament and the coach who replaced him just before two consecutive perfect games were the ones who created the Sasaki myth. I think he probably achieved the latter, but the former was hit quite a bit.
>>61 It’s true that he does say “strongest right arm,” but it’s hard to tell from this sentence I wonder if he went to treat his right arm in addition to his leg This is amateur writing.
It wasn’t even a particularly hard hit, but a normal young pitcher would stay still and keep pitching even as the trainer rushes to the mound. I guess Sasaki doesn’t really want to pitch in a game.
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