How Okamoto is handling the Major League learning curve
冈本如何应对大联盟的学习曲线
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MILWAUKEE – Kazuma Okamoto is still in the early days of his transition to Majo
r League Baseball, where every single thing is new.
密尔瓦基——冈本和真仍处于转战美国职棒大联盟的初期阶段，在这里几乎所有事情都是全
新的
At each stadium the Blue Jays visit, it’s his first time there. Each city, each
hotel, each restaurant and airport, it’s his first time. Just about every pitc
her Okamoto faces and every batter in the box as he stands at third base? Brand
new. The currency, the culture, the language, all of it.
蓝鸟队造访的每一座球场，对他来说都是第一次，每一座城市、每一家饭店、每一间餐厅和
机场，也全都是第一次，几乎每一位他对决的投手，以及他在三垒防守时面对的每一位打者
？全都是全新的，连货币、文化、语言，一切都是如此
This is why the Blue Jays went into this entire process with patience already bu
ilt in. It’s what Okamoto has earned from his career in Japan and what he deser
ves while he’s adapting to all of these things at the same time, but the Blue J
ays still need to balance that patience with the urgency of competing in the
这正是为什么蓝鸟队在整个过程中一开始就抱持着耐心，这是冈本在日本职棒累积的成就所
赢得的待遇，也是他在同时适应这些变化时应得的空间，不过蓝鸟队仍然需要在这份耐心与
球队竞争战绩的急迫性之间取得平衡
Through the early weeks of the season, we’ve seen it all from Okamoto, good and
bad. He had some incredible moments during the opening homestand, which made it
clear just how crucial he can be to this lineup when it’s all working. Since t
hen, we’ve seen some of the struggles that can come on the other side of these
adjustments. That’s brought strikeouts in the box and some unsteady moments in
the field, but the Blue Jays still have every reason to believe in the player th
ey signed to a four-year, $60 million deal.
在赛季初的几周里，我们已经看到了冈本的各种表现，有好有坏，他在开季主场系列赛中曾
有一些非常精彩的时刻，清楚展现当一切顺利时，他对这条打线的重要性
之后我们也看到了适应过程另一面带来的挣扎，包括打击区内的三振，以及守备上的不稳定
表现，不过蓝鸟队仍然完全有理由相信这位他们以四年6000万美元签下的球员
The biggest adjustment: In the box
最大的适应：打击区内
This is the one we knew was coming, even after the early success. While the gap
has certainly shrunk, pitchers in MLB throw harder and with more movement than t
he average pitchers Okamoto would have been facing in Japan’s NPB.
这是我们早就预料到的情况，即使他一开始表现不错也是如此，虽然差距确实缩小了，但ML
B的投手球速更快、球路变化也比冈本在日本职棒面对的一般投手更大
The Blue Jays want to see Okamoto get back to “bigger moves and more aggressive
moves,” as manager John Schneider put it. Okamoto is a strong, physical player
. Really, it’s more of a hockey player’s build than a baseball player’s, whic
h is the Canadian way of saying he has big, strong upper legs. He can generate s
o much power when he really lets loose, but we haven’t seen that on every swing
recently.
蓝鸟队总教练John Schneider表示，希望冈本能回到“更大幅度、更具侵略性的动作”冈本
是一位体格强壮的球员，甚至更像冰球选手的身材——这是加拿大人用来形容他上半腿非常
强壮的一种说法，当他完全放开挥棒时能产生极大的力量，但最近并不是每一个挥击都能看
到这样的爆发力
From the very beginning, the likeliest outcome for Okamoto’s first season was t
hat he’d only show flashes in the first half, then settle into more of a groove
down the stretch. As long as he continues to take information and lessons from
these early challenges, that’s still the likeliest way this ends.
从一开始，最有可能的情况就是冈本在第一个球季上半段只会偶尔展现实力，然后在赛季后
段逐渐进入稳定节奏，只要他能持续从这些初期挑战中吸收经验与教训，这仍然是最可能的
发展方向
In the field: Learning the bounces
守备方面：学习球的弹跳
The biggest adjustment defensively hasn’t been fielding. It’s been the field i
tself.
在防守上最大的适应其实不是守备动作，而是场地本身
“The most important thing is getting used to the fields over here in MLB,” Oka
moto said. “Every day, I’m practicing, getting my feet wet, taking lots of rep
s at third base to see how the ball bounces off the ground. That’s primarily wh
at I’m focused on.”
“最重要的是习惯MLB这里的场地”冈本说
“我每天都在练习，实际下场适应，在三垒做大量重复训练，观察球在地面上的弹跳方式，
这是我目前最专注的部分”
The other difference? In Japan, he doesn’t have Aaron Judge turning on a fastba
ll, ripping a 118-mph ground ball to third base. He’s had to play much farther
back than he’s used to, which isn’t terribly foreign to Okamoto, but it’s sti
ll another change.
另一个不同之处是，在日本他不需要面对像Aaron Judge这样的打者，把快速球拉打成击球
初速118英里的强劲滚地球打向三垒，此外他必须站得比以往更靠后守备，虽然这对冈本来
说不算完全陌生，但仍然是一项新的改变
“Yes, I’m definitely getting used to it,” Okamoto said. “It’s definitely di
fferent than playing in all the time like overseas. It is much easier to play de
eper at third base.”
“是的我确实正在适应”冈本说
“在三垒站得更深其实更容易应对”
Off the field: A new life in Toronto
场外生活：在多伦多的新生活
Part of the Blue Jays’ sales pitch to Okamoto was the city of Toronto itself, a
nd it’s an easy sell.
蓝鸟队吸引冈本的一部分因素就是多伦多这座城市本身，而这其实很容易打动人
“The city is beautiful. Sometimes, I look out the window and think, ‘Am I in J
apan?’ Toronto kind of gives off a Tokyo vibe,” Okamoto said.
“这座城市很美，有时候我看着窗外会想，‘我是在日本吗？’多伦多有点像东京的感觉”
It’s such a multicultural city, too, so while the comforts of home are still fa
r away, a familiar meal at a local restaurant can go a long way. He’s learning
his way around some of the North American staples, too, including the postgame s
preads at home and on the road.
这也是一个高度多元文化的城市，所以即使离家很远，在当地餐厅吃到熟悉的食物仍然能带
来很大的安慰，他也正在学习适应一些北美的日常饮食，包括主场与客场赛后提供的餐点
“I really like the sandwiches and the quesadillas,” Okamoto said, cracking a b
ig smile.
“我真的很喜欢三明治和墨西哥起司饼”冈本露出灿烂笑容说
Someday, none of this will be new. Okamoto will travel to Milwaukee for a second
time and to New York for the seventh time. That’s when we’ll begin to see the
full version of Okamoto, but it all needs to happen one day at a time.
总有一天，这一切都不再新鲜，冈本会第二次前往密尔瓦基、甚至第七次造访纽约，到那时
我们才会看到完整版本的冈本，但这一切都需要一步一步慢慢来

说话的艺术

水土不服男：

反

日本人那摸挑食吗

反

背号改成001我就信你

反

反观另一个鸟毛

说话的艺术

初速不知道快日职几麦

一个身体力行努力适应，一个嘴上说著不适应

能在巨人甚至阿部旗下安稳存活 阅读空气能力肯定不低

反观休士顿巨婴

反观另一个把气出在翻译身上 疯狂开除的

今井说的那些理由 根本早就要有觉悟 难道大联盟跟日职一样那么软喔

巨人出生的选手公关能力本来就很强

其实球队也知道你刚来需要时间适应 只要你展现努力去融入适应的一面也就够了

反观

态度比太空人那个好多了

反观还不知道怎么适应的...

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这才叫有努力适应

冈本果然好用

巨人主砲不是混假的

不愧是巨人的 读空气能力满分

反

反

说话的艺术

我还以为重点是多伦多有点像东京这段(

他现在成绩很差好吗 哪里好用了

反观某巨婴

反

反

笑死人 某些台湾人真的很轻易就能被媒体调动情绪

从阿部手下解脱很舒服吧

反

真的反观

守备比预期差,再没改善也是要移防了

反观

要往后站 下一个评论随之而来的可能就是臂力不足

请问他要移防去哪里？一垒当小V葛替补？角落外野？

冈本能守角落外野

魔虚罗跟伏黑惠

如果他连角落外野也守得哩哩落落,下场就是跟吉田一样

他的外野守的如何 日职时期

怎么冈本就没有饮食不习惯的问题?

反观

我只觉得今井讲晚餐在哪里吃他不习惯很诡异随客场移动 坐飞机 都还可以理解 但吃饭真的完全无法理解XD在哪里吃饭有需要到讲给媒体听吗？

巨人军出来的 会说话很正常 东京媒体和巨人OB很爱对媒体放炮

反观

反观一个婴儿

反观

反

转换联盟跟文化是会有一些容忍度也会给一些时间，但毕竟蓝鸟是要争冠的球队，这个窗口期会比较短，冈本加油啊