◆Nippon Life Insurance Central vs. Pacific League Interleague Play 2025 Orix 2-0 DeNA (10th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Orix 's Sugimoto showed off his strength. With both teams scoreless in the fifth inning with one out, he swung at the first pitch from DeNA's Higashi, which was an inside pitch, and the ball made a big arc and flew into the upper left field stands. "Aren (Kuri) was pitching hard, so I'm glad we managed to score the first run." With his seventh solo home run of the season, he gifted the right-handed pitcher, who was also born in 1991, the winning run.
On the stage, he said, "The tough guy next to me kept asking me, 'When are you going to hit home run run in a game where I'm pitching?' so I'm glad I was able to hit one," glancing at Kuri, who was sitting to his left and pitching eight runs innings to earn his fifth win. Regarding the ascension pose that the two of them performed, he said, "There are still some time left for starter, so I was a little worried. But Aren said, 'I want to do it together,' so I'm happy," revealing the backstage story with a smile.
In addition, the huge arc he hit hit a company signboard. After the game, he made an unexpected request: "Mr. Kobayashi, who is at the left pole, I hit home run directly today and I think I'll be on TV a lot, so please give me something! I want some kind of machine, something high-tech."
He has 10 home runs left until he hits his 100th career Home Run. "I didn't know that. Now that I've heard that, I think I'll be a little more conscious of it," he said, modestly as he envisions hitting more.
Kobayashi Machinery Co., Ltd. Official X: "Just letting you know! We've decided to give you a present. The president is from Kansai, so he's really into it. Thank you, Sugimoto-san. Please wait a little while for the present."
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