[Lotte Motomae Ikuya]”I thought my arm was gone” It's finally been a year and a half after a spiral fracture, and it's finally a match against the batter.
Pitcher Lotte Motomae Ikuya (27) suffered serious injuries to his left arm while pitching during spring training in 2014 and suffered serious injuries due to a spiral humerus fracture. It has been about a year and a half since I recall, “I thought my arms had disappeared.” After repeated rehabilitation, he finally recovered to the point where he was able to pitch against the batters. He spoke about his moment of injury, his journey to return, and the people he supported.
Professional baseball
The pitch over the catcher's head
Lotte vs. Rakuten: Lotte's main role in the top of the third inning = February 20, 2024
What happened that day?
On February 20th, 2024, he pitched in a practice match against Rakuten. In the fourth inning of the second inning, when the ball he threw over the catcher's head and drove farther apart, Motomae held his left shoulder and crouched down on the mound, making him unable to move.
“At first I didn't know what had happened. I felt my arm was flying, and when I looked, it was stuck. At first I thought it might be a dislocation, but my arm was flapping, so I wondered what it was.”
Ambulance direct to the hospital… immediate surgery
Lotte vs Rakuten Lotte was injured while pitching in the middle of the top of the fourth inning = February 20, 2024
With the support of the trainer, he descended to the back of the bench and then replaced. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance and was diagnosed with a spiral fracture of the humerus. The surgery was immediately done.
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Born in May 1999. Born in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture. He went from Sendai Matsudo Junior High School to Sendai Matsudo High School and worked as a baseball club manager. He enrolled in the French Literature Department, Faculty of Letters, Aoyama Gakuin University, where he studied French and French culture.
Joined in April 2022. He was assigned to the baseball team in October of the same year and became the amateur baseball team, and from November 2011 he was in charge of Lotte.
My hobby is watching idols. In addition to Nogizaka, Sakurazaka and Hinatazaka, he has also participated in numerous live shows such as K-pop and TIF. The reason for life is to receive replies at live shows, and my favorite character is a sparkly, classic idol with her bangs that are always smiling and slender. I have three cats, but only one of them is attached to me. My favorite food is okonomiyaki.
