◆ "Ragzas Samurai Japan Series 2026" Softbank Hawks vs. Japan (23rd, Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki)

Softbank Hawks 's starting pitcher, Carter Stewart, left mound after two innings without allowing hit runs.

Last season, he injured his left rectus abdominis muscle during camp and left. He dragged on a breakdown and ended the season without a pitch. This is the first time in 477 days since Game 6 of the Japan Series (vs. DeNA, Yokohama) on November 3, 2024. In the first inning, he missed the leader Kondo and hit it with struck out, giving Shuto and Maki four Hit by Pitch in a row, but Sato was swung struck out and Morishita was cooked with three grounders. In the following two innings, against No. 6 Dai Makihara, he marked 156 kg, and pitched a good three-way retirement. It was 39 pitches that impressed the revival.