◆2026 Taiwan-Japan baseball International Friendship Game: Chinatrust Brothers vs. Softbank Hawks (25th, Taipei Dome)

Taipei (Taiwan), March 25th: Softbank Hawks ・ Tomoya Inoue infielder released their first arch in a real game this season.

outfielder Tomoya Masaki hit a three-run home run to take the lead, and with one out and a runner on first in the fourth inning, he then hit a two-run home run over the left field fence. "I hit slider. It was pitcher I'd never seen before, so I was easily cornered, but I tried to hang in there and managed to hit it well," he said with satisfaction. "I believe that all I can do is produce results, and I have to keep striving for them. I'll keep working hard to produce results from now on," he said, vowing to do well in the two consecutive games against Taiwan.