Xu Ruoxi returned from the second team after lumbar surgery and hit a 158 kilometers speed ball

Hsu Ruoxi, a strong Taiwanese player who plays for SoftBank, underwent lumbar disc herniation surgery in mid-July. The postoperative recovery progress was smoother than expected. Today, he returned from injury in the second army and did not allow any points in the first inning. However, Xu Ruoxi said in an interview after the game that her ball control was not very good.

Xu Ruoxi underwent lumbar disc herniation surgery at a hospital in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture on July 15. It was originally estimated that it would take 2 to 3 months to return to the game, but the recovery speed was amazing, and the rehabilitation progress was faster than expected. On August 22, the catcher was asked to catch the ball in a semi-crouching position, and on the 25th, he went into the bullpen to practice pitching for the first time after surgery.

Xu Ruoxi conducted live pitching practice (Live BP) on the 5th of this month. She faced 7 batters and threw a total of 22 pitches without any hits. Xu Ruoxi was interviewed after the training and said that she originally hoped to be able to face off against the batter and regain the feeling of the game. The overall condition was very good and she did not feel any discomfort at all after pitching.

Xu Ruoxi returned from injury today and had a rehabilitation game with the second team. She boarded the plate in 7 innings, used 20 pitches in 1 inning of relief, allowed 2 hits and 1 run, struck out 2 times without a walk, had the fastest pitch speed of 158 kilometers, and an ERA of 1.57.

"I feel like I haven't fully regained my feeling for the game yet," Xu Ruoxi said frankly after the game. She was not in a good mood because her ball control was not ideal today. There were two hits in the inning. He believed that the first one was because the ball was not thrown very fast, and the second one was because the change-up ball was thrown too sweetly and the batter caught it.