Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe didn’t want to complicate something simple. The six-year veteran faced Shintaro Fujinami three times when the Rays hosted the Oakland Athletics in early April. Like all of his starts to begin his MLB career, Fujinami showed flashes of the plus stuff that made him an intriguing pitcher out of Japan, but he was inconsistent and struggled mightily with his command. Fujinami allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings in that game, but that didn’t diminish Lowe’s impression of the 6-foot-6 right-hander. “I mean, he throws a 95 mph splitter and a 100 mph fastball,” Lowe said.
Shintaro Fujinami Has ‘electric Stuff,’ Rays Hitters Say. But Will He Throw Enough Strikes To Bolster The Orioles’ Bullpen?
Tribune News Service, Denver Post: Sports
Sun, 07/23/2023 - 5:19am
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