On October 13th, Hitoshi Tamura, Masahiro Araki, and GG Sato appeared on the official Pacific League TV YouTube channel's "Mondays at Patele" segment, where they each introduced some of the most memorable "amazing" plays from the regular season.

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"Monday Pate-TV" was started with the desire to create a time for professional baseball and Pacific League fans to enjoy even on Mondays when there are few games. This week, Hitoshi Tamura, Masahiro Araki, and GG Sato appeared and selected "unbelievably good work," or "Ana" for short, from their own perspectives.

Araki, who says he has always loved watching collections of fine plays, chose the play in which Fukuoka Softbank 's Ukyo Shuto made a sliding catch of a fly ball thrown backwards in a game against Orix on September 13th. "That was definitely difficult. The trajectory was great, and it was the best I've seen this year!" he praised. Tamamura nodded in agreement, saying, "Well, it was behind him, after all."

Next, Tamura mentioned walk-off hit by Fukuoka Softbank 's Akira Kawase in a game against Chiba Lotte Marines on May 2nd. "It was with two outs in the ninth inning! He's had a lot of chances to hit this year, and this is one of the many great plays that have left a lasting impression on me," he said, adding, "I think it's amazing how he can read the future and prepare for it."

Finally, GG Sato selected Chiba Lotte Marines and Koki Yamaguchi players for their four-batter Home Run series, explaining, "I think he was frustrated by the rookie Misho Nishikawa and Daito Yamamoto players. Tamura, who was a home run hitter during his active career, also commented, "I think he's amazing. There aren't many players who can swing like this," he praised.

LIVE broadcast program "Monday is also Patere"
・Streaming date: Every Monday from 9 PM (scheduled to be available until October during the season)
・Streaming destination: Pacific League TV official YouTube channel
・Cast: A pair of former professional baseball players appear on a weekly basis
(Ginji and Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato and guests / Ryota Igarashi and T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoya Satozaki)

Next week on the 20th (Monday), Igarashi Ryota, T-Okada, and guest Tsuji Hatsuhiko will be appearing. Don't miss it!