Pacific League League Insight, the official web magazine for the six Pacific League teams, brings you videos of impressive plays from the 2025 season so you can enjoy Pacific League even during the offseason! It is updated daily from Monday to Friday with a theme for each day of the week!
Monday... Special feature on memorable "professional firsts and milestones"
Tuesday...Tense "shutout game and Firefighting" Special
Wednesday... baseball 's highlight! "home run" special
Thursday... You'll be amazed! "Fine Play" Special
Friday...A dramatic ending! "walk-off" special
Today, December 4th (Thursday), we will be introducing Fukuoka Softbank 2019 Best Nine and Mitsui Golden Glove Award winners. Ukyo Shuto The players look back on the fine play that ended the team's losing streak.
Professional skills on full display in the midst of a championship battle
On September 2, after the team had suffered back-to-back defeats, they played a 15-game series against Orix Buffaloes. With only one game behind second place Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and the championship race heating up, the game went into the final inning with a one-run lead, 2-1. mound In the second inning, the guardian god, Katsunori Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher. He strikes out struck out to lead off, but Walk and infield hit and others put runners on first and third with two outs and one out. Substitute batter... Masahiro Nishino The first pitch fastball was hit back by a ball, and line drive went to right center field. center fielder Shudo chased the ball in a straight line and dove catch. He expressed his joy by raising both hands in the air.
Due to injuries, Shuto played in just 96 games this season, falling below 100 games for the first time in three years, but stolen base 35 bases to become stolen base leader for the fourth time in three years. On April 10th, in a game against Orix Buffaloes, he became the 80th player in history to reach 200 stolen base. He also recorded hit 19 consecutive games since the start of the season. Towards the end of the season, he recorded five hit in one game in the "SMBC Japan Series 2025," becoming the first player in series history to do so, demonstrating his excellence on both offense and defense.
Tomorrow, December 5th (Friday), we will feature a dramatic ending! We will look back on the game-deciding hit by Chiba Lotte Marines Misho Nishikawa walk-off his hit in 18 at-bats.
