"He was a really tough player to play against," says Tsuji Hatsuhiko, talking about the appeal of Kotaro Kiyomiya

Pacific League Insight

2025.4.15(火) 08:00

Hatsuhiko Tsuji ©PLM
Hatsuhiko Tsuji ©PLM

On April 14th, Tsuji Hatsuhiko appeared on the 6th episode of "Monday also Pate-tele-Iki" broadcast on the official Pacific League TV YouTube channel, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham as the player he is looking forward to. Kotaro Kiyomiya He named the players.

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"Monday Patele" was started with the desire to create time for professional baseball and Pacific League fans to enjoy even on Mondays, when there are few games. This week, under the title "Feature Players in Live Broadcasts," GG Sato and Tsuji Hatsuhiko picked out players that they found particularly interesting from the games played in the past week.

Among them, Tsuji named Kotaro Kiyomiya of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters as a player to watch. "I've been saying this for a long time, but from his first year onwards he was a really annoying player... He's a very attractive player with hidden potential," he said, speaking from the perspective of the opposing manager. He emphasized that Kiyomiya's strength is that "for example, even if he strikes out three struck out in three at-bats, he can change his mindset and move on to the next one."

Tsuji also commented that "if he hits, the team will gain momentum," and that Kiyomiya's presence is very important to the team, but added, "But he's still in the middle of evolving!" GG Sato also praised Kiyomiya, saying, "He can hit 30 home runs," and expressed his expectations for his further success in the future.

LIVE broadcast program "Monday is also Pate-tele"
・Streaming date: Every Monday from 9pm (scheduled to be available until October during the season)
・Streaming destination: Pacific League TV official YouTube channel
・Cast: A pair of former professional baseball players will appear each week
(Ginji and Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato and guests / Ryota Igarashi and T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige and Tomoya Satozaki)

Next week on Monday the 21st, Ryota Igarashi and T-Okada will be appearing. Don't miss it!

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"He was a really tough player to play against," says Tsuji Hatsuhiko, talking about the appeal of Kotaro Kiyomiya