Curveball pitcher

[KT17699]

he throws with the back of his hand in front then releases the ball.

[JinNey6]

thats a big curve..

[queen19850716]

宜野座カーブだ！

[guelz718]

Obviously he cam get eveyone.. it looks like a softball field lol

[usc5442]

does he throw a curve ball on pick offs?

[TheDesperateDrummer]

lmao 2:02 where was he swinging lol

[jliloquy]

1:21 and 1:51  the nastiest ones

[golsonkp]

i love the speaking hosts. KAMEHAMEHAAAAAA! :)

[touchmonkey93]

wouldnt be suprised to hear stories of him beasting in the jap leagues and wanting to come to the major leagues. also wouldnt be suprised to hear that his elbow has exploded

[SYSTEMR]

Nasty curve, fantastic command, and superb pick off. Godly. And he even ain't an ace!! (his jersey number isn't #1) I bet that he could have become kinda Japanese superstar if he had more velocity.

[mattdabig41]

N-A-S-T-Y curve man thats damn near unhittable

[cubfan531]

I think this is pro ball. Cuz I'm almost positive that's a Yomuri Giants jersey.

[StefanD99]

it's high school baseball.

[AnonHateMachine]

@cubfan531 it's high school. impressed much?

[cubfan531]

@AnonHateMachine Bring that kid to the states.

[97redwings97sam]

HEY U CANT SLIDE INTO FIRST!?!?!?!

[dlpurez]

yes you can but its the stupidest play

[SoftBank47]

You see that a lot with Japanese high school baseball, and even in the pros. It may be stupid, but anything to try and extend an inning, right?

[hkobb7]

What is this sliding into first base garbage at like 1:00? He was going to be forced out, he should have ran through, it would have been closer. WTF is this slide garbo?

[redbullstef]

how does he grip that amazing curvballs ?

[Tamerplane]

it looks very much like a regular slider, but instead of a 2-8 action on the ball he snaps it with his fingers (along with some wrist motion)

you can't generate much speed with such an action, but the frontward rotation is maximum: far superior than a breaking curveball

[PitchingWeapon]

i wish hs games were that big in usa.