Kenji Johjima
Kenji Johjima
Kenji Johjima/ˈdʒoʊdʒiːmə/ is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for four years with the Seattle Mariners in the American League, then returned to Japan and played for the Hanshin Tigers...
games meetings
We have meetings like that after games in Japan. We have many of them sometimes.
knew left
When I left the base, I already knew I was out.
good half time
When I don't say anything, it's not a good pitch. Over half the time today, I didn't say anything.
against hurts knuckle sore touch
It hurts when I touch the knuckle against anything. It may be sore in the morning. We'll see. I think I should be able to play tomorrow.
gone hit late mistake realized slow
I think it was a mistake on my first step. I was late in determining it was a hit so I got a slow start. If I realized that it was a hit immediately I could have gone to third.
gave struck
I struck out twice, and I gave up a two-run homer.
I think I've kind of been lucky, actually.
giving mean next pitcher responsibility shook sign
Just because the pitcher shook off my sign, it doesn't mean all the responsibility is on the pitcher. I feel responsible for that pitch because I am the one actually giving the next sign for it.
maybe tired
Maybe I look tired to him, but I'm not tired.
flying mound open pitches situation
That was the one situation we didn't want to see. I went to the mound because Jarrod was flying open and his pitches were sailing.
best missed pitch throw
That wasn't the best pitch to throw there. It was a missed location.
ball caught missed passed sign sure
That wasn't a missed sign or a ball with a lot of movement. I should have caught it. It was for sure a passed ball. It's very frustrating.
ball box hit home results seeing thinking
I don't necessarily go up to the batter's box thinking I want to hit a home run. I've been seeing the ball really well, but I didn't want to make any excuses. So when the results are good, it's satisfying.
ball catch hide last main
The main thing is to win. I want to catch the last pitch, hide the ball in my back pocket, and go home.