The official web magazine for the six Pacific League League teams, "Pacific League Insight," will deliver videos of memorable plays from the 2025 season so you can enjoy Pacific League even during the off-season! It is updated daily from Monday to Friday, with a different theme for each day of the week!

Monday... Special Feature: Memorable "First Professional Records and Milestone Records"
Tuesday...Tense "shutout game and Firefighting" Special
Wednesday... The highlight of baseball! A special feature on "home run"
Thursday... You'll be amazed! "Fine Play" Special
Friday... A dramatic conclusion! "walk-off" special

Today, December 26th (Friday), Fukuoka Softbank Taisei Makihara Let's look back at walk-off hits made by the players!

Tie 1-1, extra inning of the 12th inning... A hit that decided the breathtakingly close game.

After struggling in April, Fukuoka Softbank has been on a roll since May, winning four consecutive games. On May 18th, they faced Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in their third game of the series, tied at 1-1.

Both starting pitcher, 　Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher Yahoo!, pitched well, and the team went into the final innings with a one-point lead. pitcher had pitched a runs eighth inning, but Osuna took the pitcher in the top of the ninth, but the game was tied. The game went into extra inning innings.

With the score still 1-1, the bottom of the 12th inning saw a series of Hit by Pitch, leaving the bases loaded loaded with one out, creating the biggest opportunity of the day. Up to bat was Makihara Dai, who had been in hit up until this one. He hit the first pitch, a low, outside breaking ball, to right field, and the game was decided in an instant. He shared a warm embrace with first base runner Riku Watanabe.

The team, now in full swing, won the interleague series, rose to first place, and achieved back-to-back Pacific League championships. Furthermore, they won the Japan Series for the first time in five years. Daiki Makihara made a significant contribution offensively, batting over .300 for three consecutive months starting in June. With a season batting average of .304, he became the first hitter from the development league to win the batting title.