On the 23rd, an alumni game was held at Mizuho PayPay Dome to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Softbank Hawks in 2005. 44 alumni participated, led by Koji Akiyama of the White Hawks and Kimiyasu Kudo of the Black Hawks. When Sadaharu Oh, the club president, loudly declared "play ball," 40,142 fans were enthralled by the play of the former stars.
It was in the third inning that the laughter and applause broke out. After pitching in the bottom of the third inning, 3rd team manager Saito closer out two hitter, and signaled for him to leave the mound, complaining that his right shoulder was at its limit. Manager Kimiyasu Kudo (61) came out of the bench, but CBO Jojima pushed him back, saying, "You're the 3rd team manager, so it's okay if your shoulder is broken." The rebellion was based on the fans' desire to "see more." The right-handed pitcher, who has won the Sawamura Award twice, said, "I pitched for the fans," and used all his strength to get Tomoaki Egawa to hit a grounder to second base with a 115 km/ fastball.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kudo took to mound and Akiyama called for him to pinch hit. Kudo ended up hitting a grounder to second base with a 118 km/ fastball.
The MVP of the White Hawks was Julio Zuleta, who hit a timely doble in the first inning. He performed a microphone performance of "Panamanga! Yokaromon! Fukuoka is the best!" The MVP of the Black Hawks was Seiichi Uchikawa, who hit a three-run homer over the left field fence in the third inning.
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