◆ What was the true feeling revealed to Tatsuya about the priceless Home Run in the Japan Series?

Although he only played in 20 games during the regular season due to injury, Softbank Hawks 's Yuki Yanagita contributed to the team's victory in the postseason with his natural power hitting. On the Fuji TV One program "Professional baseball News Year-End Review SP" broadcast on the 16th, commentator Mitsuo Tatsukawa revealed Yanagi's true feelings about this season.

Tatsuya revealed Yanagita's anguish, saying, "A little while after his injury, I called him for no particular reason. (He was injured in April) He was said to be able to return in about a month, but when I called him about three months later, he said it was getting a little worse. He's not usually the type to complain." He continued, "Just when it seemed like he might retire, he miraculously recovered. He said that when he hit Home Run (Nippon-Ham 's) Kenta Uehara in the CS, all his troubles were gone."

Furthermore, he recalled Home Run in Game 5 of the Japan Series, using the dialect of his hometown, Hiroshima, saying, "At the end, I hit Home Run off (Hanshin Tigers 's) Ishii Daichi. When I asked him what he was thinking when he hit it off Ishii, who no Central League player had hit this season, he said he wanted to hit the ball hard."

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2025"