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 12th (Monday), Orix Buffaloes Kotaro Kobayashi We will introduce the scene where a player hit his 9,000th Home Run for the team.

A dramatic arch that thrilled the stadium, a memorable moment for fans

Match Fukuoka Softbank on July 10th. In the bottom of the 6th inning with both teams scoreless, Ryo Ota got on base with a hit and got the clue to the attack. The following Yutaro Sugimoto player persistently chose Walk on the eighth pitch to expand his chances. In addition, Masahiro Nishino players score a sacrifice bunt and advance the runner. Yuma Tongu player was intentional walk by bases loaded and was bases loaded with one out.

Kobayashi, who entered the plate at this perfect moment, swung the second pitch slider and hit the ball high to the top of the left stand. After 13 at-bats that had been away from pleasant sounds, he himself made a guts pose with a relieved expression. It was his first professional Grand Slam.

The grand slam fired by Kobayashi became the 9,000th memorial arch in the club's history. The swing that added a new record to the club's history must have been a special moment for the fans gathered at the stadium in terms of a grand slam born from a big chance.