3K no runs, catcher who received the ball said, “Adrenaline was surging.”

 “The adrenaline rush.”

Yuta Saito (19), a second-year pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japanese professional baseball team, recorded a personal best fastball of 156 km. 

Saito took the mound in an exhibition game against the Nippon Ham Fighters held at Escon Field in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan on the 13th and recorded 3 strikeouts, no hits, and no runs in 2 innings. On this day, Saito recorded a fastball speed of up to 156 km. 

Director Hiroshima Arai said, “It was very good. He praised, “My arm swing was good,” and catcher Aizawa, who received the ball, said, “I had an adrenaline rush.” 

Saito took the mound as the second pitcher in the fourth inning. He hit leadoff hitter No. 3 Yuki Nomura with a 152km fastball to the second baseman. He got an out. Then, Martinez, the No. 4 foreign hitter, struck out with a low fastball (152 km/h) in the middle of the 6th pitch. Against Martinez, the highest speed was 156 km/h. He hit No. 5 Chusei Manami, who hit 25 home runs last year, with a high fastball ( The inning ended with a three-way strike due to a foul fly by the catcher (151km). In 

the 5th inning, leadoff hitter Reyes was sent out with a straight walk. All four balls seemed to hit the border line, but he was ruled a ball for the fourth time in a row. Follow-up hitter Akihiro Wakabayashi struck out with a 149km fastball at full count, and the runner on first base who attempted to steal also doubled out as he was tagged out at 2nd base. After two outs, Shinto Yua missed a swing with a fastball (152km) on the 8th pitch at full count. He struck out. 

Japanese media outlet Full Count said, “Saito threw 21 fastballs that day, and 15 of them traveled over 150 km. He said, “It was an overwhelming pitch.”  

After the game, Coach Arai said, “It was a nice ball. He had great power and had a good fastball. It was much better than the last game (6 goals conceded). He praised, “I also had a good arm swing.” 

Saito pitched three times in an exhibition game against Yomiuri held in Okinawa on February 24, allowing 6 runs while allowing 6 hits in one inning. In his first exhibition game appearance, he pitched 2 innings. He had a bitter experience with 7 hits and 6 runs. He showed good pitching in his second appearance on the mound. 

Catcher Aizawa, who formed a battery with Saito that day, said, "It was good. Adrenaline was surging. Needless to say, it was a nice ball,” said

Saito after the game, “I wanted to make sure the fastball was within the strike zone. “It was good that it worked out,” he said with satisfaction.

Coach Arai said, “He is a pitcher we look forward to in the future, and he showed really good pitching today. “I hope I have the confidence to step up next time,” he said.

Saito joined Hiroshima as the first pick in the 2022 draft. At the time of joining, Saito said, “The future is to become a pitcher who can take over as a starter and achieve double-digit wins. “I want to,” he said. When asked which hitter he would like to face, he chose Munetaka Murakami (Yakult), who set a new record for the most home runs by a Japanese player in a single season in the 2022 season, and said, "I can't imagine facing him at this stage, but I hope I can improve my skills and play against him in the future." revealed.

Last year, his first year after graduating from high school, he appeared in 5 games (15.2 innings) in the second team, with 1 loss and an ERA of 4.02. On September 2nd, he pitched 7 innings in his last appearance against the Softbank 2nd team. Last year, the highest speed of his fastball was 152km. He increased his velocity to 156 km/h in exhibition games this year.  

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