[Nippon-Ham] The team's first home run was a leadoff home run by the first hitter in the first inning, driven by a strong wind from starter Shun Shun Mizutani and Yi-Lei Sun

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Shun Mizutani hit Home Run hitter the bottom of the first inning (photographer: Takei Furukawa)

◆ Nippon-Ham Red vs. White Game (7th, Nago)

Nippon-Ham of Shun Mizutani outfielder fired team #1.

starting line-up started as the leadoff hitter and left fielder for the White team. When he came up to bat first in the first inning, he was cornered by Red team starter Yi-Lei Sun fastball, which reached a maximum speed of 153 km/h. However, with count at 2-2, he hit his first breaking ball high into the air on the sixth pitch.

Left fielder Imagawa initially appeared to be in position for the ball's landing spot, but the strong wind blowing towards left field prevented it from coming down, and it sailed over the left field wall.

Mizutani's timing was thrown off by breaking ball, and he was batting in a haphazard manner, so he headed down and started running, but he was smiling brightly at the unexpected result.

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[Nippon-Ham] The team's first home run was a leadoff home run by the first hitter in the first inning, driven by a strong wind from starter Shun Shun Mizutani and Yi-Lei Sun