◆Nippon Life Insurance Central and Pacific League Interleague Play 2025 Lotte vs. The Giants (24th, Zozo Marine)
Maiko Kano, a former member of the Japanese women's national volleyball team, threw the ceremonial first pitch before the match.
She took to mound in a uniform with the name "MAIKO" and the number 1 on the back. She threw a powerful fastball without bounce into the mitt of former Lotte manager Tsutomu Ito, who was catcher, and got a strikeout from Yasuda, who was at bat left-handed.
"I've thrown the ceremonial first pitch several times, but this was my first time at Zozo Marine, so there was a unique sense of tension and I wasn't able to throw the ball the way I wanted to today.If I had to give it a score, I'd say about 70 points since it was a no-bounce pitch!" he said with a smile, looking back on the experience.
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