◆Pre-season game Nippon-Ham 5-2 Hanshin Tigers (23rd, Nago)

Nippon-Ham manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo has already named a replacement for infielder Kotaro Kiyomiya, who is sidelined with an injury to his right elbow.

When asked about Yoshida, who had three hit in this game, he praised him, saying, "In his current condition, first baseman should be in the opening starting line-up at first base, Kengo Yoshida. He's hit that many times. I'm amazed at how well he can hit, it's almost like he's pitcher I've never seen before. He's amazing." He continued, "I don't want his performance to drop too much, so I'm thinking about stopping him from playing. I want him to keep it up like this."

Yoshida appealed to the public with a two-run shot over left field in a practice game (Kitatani) against Chunichi on the 19th, when Ko Kiyomiya left the game. Entering the open game, he has been showing results with the bat, hitting 5 At Bat 4 hit including this day, with a batting average of 80%.