On the second day of the fifth course, Fukuoka Softbank played a red-white game.
Takashi Umino Umino, who started as DH for the White team at number 9, hit a fastball from pitcher Kazuo Ono with one out and a runner on first base in the bottom of the second inning, hitting a two-run home run to left field. He ran around the diamond with a smile on his face and scored at incredible speed.
There was an unfamiliar figure at second baseman. Kenta Imamiya started as the sixth batter and second baseman for the Red team. Imamiya is a master short stop who has been selected to the Best Nine four times and won the Mitsui Golden Glove Award five times. He showed impressive performance even in an unfamiliar position.
Yuto Akihiro started the game as the "number 5 batter and left fielder" for the Red team. In his first at-bat, he hit a fly ball that nearly cleared wall, and in the top of the 6th inning, he hit a sharp doble down the right field line. Will he be able to make an impact in the first team this season, his second year since transferring to the team?
The 8th overall pick in the 2023 Developmental Draft Keishin Nagamizu pitcher came to the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning. White team ... Yoshiyasu Sasakawa player and Takayoshi Takahashi, Tomoya Inoue The left-hander, who is in his third year of development and has a unique form, registered a dominant bottom of the inning. The third-year left-hander, who has a unique form, continues to make progress toward being registered as a manager.
