Carts carrying Olympic relief pitchers to the mound on a big leather glove may be popular with TV viewers, but few of the baseball players who ride them seem to know how to enjoy the 17-second, 67-metre trip from the bullpen.
Dominican Republic's Jose "Jumbo" Diaz prayed before a trek, while U.S. outfielder Tyler Austin said he had zero interest "getting in that thing."
Israel's Jeremy Bleich said the break from jogging to the mound enabled him to flush memories of his disastrous outing the day before. Some NPB teams keep the tradition. Yokohama BayStars, whose stadium is hosting Olympic games, have long used Nissan Motor CoTokyo 2020 organisers sought a comfortable ride for a practical reason. To keep games fast, Olympic rules allot relievers 90 seconds to throw their first pitch once they step onto the field.
Toyota led design for the two bullpen carts, which are among at least 200 battery-powered "accessible people movers" the Japanese automaker developed for and leased to the Games.
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