Happy Tuesday, i.e. Fuji Day! One week after going toe-to-toe with his countrymate, Shohei Ohtani, Shintaro Fujinami will have a much tamer matchup this afternoon. He and the rest of the Oakland Athletics will be going up against Zac Gallen, who’s no slouch himself, and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Though Fuji had as good of a debut as you can ask for, it wasn’t without its warts. Alongside his nasty stuff, he displayed just as prominently his wild command, giving up back-to-back-to-back walks to start his 2nd inning of American baseball. This outing, he’ll look to harness his pitches a bit more as he builds towards his inevitable MLB debut.