Pacific League Insight, the official web magazine for the six Pacific League teams, brings you videos of impressive plays from the 2025 season so you can enjoy Pacific League even during the offseason! It is updated daily from Monday to Friday with a theme for each day of the week!
Monday... Special feature on memorable "professional firsts and milestones"
Tuesday...Tense "shutout game and Firefighting" Special
Wednesday... baseball 's highlight! "home run" special
Thursday... You'll be amazed! "Fine Play" Special
Friday...A dramatic ending! "walk-off" special
Today, January 9th (Friday), Tohoku Rakuten Eagles Fumiya Kurokawa We look back at the two walk-off hits hit by the players.
The fierce battle comes to an end! Two walk-off hits at home
First, let's look back at the hit he made in the game against Hanshin Tigers on June 15th. With extra inning tied at 2-2, the game was going into the bottom of the 12th inning with one out and walk-off on first and third base, and with a golden opportunity to win the game with one hit, and it was Kurokawa, who had just been promoted on the 12th, who came in as a pinch hitter.
With count at 2-0, pitcher Kyoki Yuasa hit a high breaking ball, which the runner on third base, Rui Rui Muneyama, hit with all his might and scored a home run. This hit gave the team their second consecutive walk-off win, and their fourth consecutive win.
Next up is the Orix Buffaloes match on August 5th. The game entered the game with both teams scoreless and extra inning, and in the bottom of the 11th inning, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles Kurokawa went to bat with 2 outs and 2nd base.
Kurokawa caught the third fastball thrown by Soichiro Yamazaki pitcher, and the ball broke between first and second base and went to the right side. Meanwhile, Atsuki Muto player runner second base took a quick step to come home and raised his left hand wide to show a powerful guts pose. As players who joined the team at the same time, Kurokawa and Muto have been working hard in friendly competition. Expectations are high for the future success of the two of them.
