The Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) has a high wall. Franmil Reyes (29) of the Nippon-Ham Fighters, who has 108 home runs in the Major League, has lost his pride.
According to the Japanese media outlet Full Count on Thursday, the Nippon Ham team removed Reyes from its entry into the main league on the day. Reyes, who joined the Nippon Ham team in January, was sluggish in 26 games with a batting average of 0.211 (15 hits in 71 times at bat), two homers and three RBIs. His OPS, which combines the on-base percentage (0.300) and the slugging percentage (0.338), is also low at 0.638.
“I think my swing speed is the fastest among foreign players these days,” Nippon Ham coach Shinjo Tsuyoshi said when he was hired by Reyes. “I think he has great power,” adding, “I have enjoyed forming the lineup from now on.” However, his performance is so small that his praise is overshadowed. His weaknesses are noticeable
Reyes, who hails from the Dominican Republic, has a strong physique (1m96 centimeters tall, weighing 120 kilograms) and hits a single long hit. He hit 16 home runs since his first season in the MLB in 2018, and he hit 37 home runs the following year while playing for the San Diego Paris and Cleveland Indians (currently the Cleveland Guardians). In 2021, he hit 30 home runs, accumulating 108 home runs during his six years in the MLB. His overall batting average was 0.249, which was not the worst.
At the Okinawa spring camp in Japan in February, Reyes received positive feedback with his outstanding free batting performance. “I wanted to show my teammates, but it was good to have a long shot,” Reyes said after hitting a 160-meter homer over the back screen in the free batting.토토
“Although his performance was poor last year, he made a name for himself as a killer of Japanese and giants in the past. He had two hits in four times at bat, including two doubles against Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers in May 2021. “He hit four home runs against Kenta Maeda of the Detroit Tigers,” he said. “He hit two home runs against Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, and hit two home runs against Corbin Burns of the Baltimore Orioles.” He did not expect much about winning the Cy Young Award.