Chris Emma

He is a superstar, such a prolific hitter, one of the best to come out of Japan.

Holds the record for single season and home runs, I think 56 home runs in one year.

So for them to get a player like this, because you typically, from Japan, you see more so, I think, pitchers that come out of there.

And for the Sox to get a slugger like this, really interested to see how his season, how he translates here to the MLB.

But when I talked to Ryan Fuller,

He was saying like back in Japan, they see a ton of like splitters.

So here in the MLB, you're going to be seeing multiple different pitches.

Velocity plays a role into that, too.

So I asked him, like, what are you guys doing to prepare him for that?

Because obviously, like whatever you do right now when you're facing your same pitchers.

Right.

And it's also it's spring.

Guys are still trying to figure it out.

But when it comes to real time, like like.

what are you trying to do to help him adjust?

And so obviously here in America, there's a ton of different technology.

He's getting used to using different bats, balls and everything, but exposure therapy is something they're trying to do, which essentially like they could put like Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound and kind of have it like reflect the real time, like the spin rate, the ball and everything.

So whenever it really comes to the real deal, hopefully that can help him adjust a little bit, a little bit quicker.

I know exposure therapy.

I'm like, am I in therapy now?