◆ "We hit the best hit ever," a record the team has not seen in 59 years

Orix was 3x-2 walk-off win to Lotte on the 29th, and in the ninth inning, with one out and three on, Yusuke Mugitani hit a timely hit to win the game. It was the first time in the team's 59-year history that a first-round draft rookie walk-off hit a ball.

Takahiro Saeki, commentator for Fuji TV ONE's "Professional baseball News 2025" broadcast on the 29th, gave high praise for this hit, saying, "It was a slightly slow ball, so left-handed hitter would tend to turn his left arm back. He really held on to it with his knee, threw the bat firmly, and got a great hit."

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