◆Pre-season game Softbank Hawks and Yakult (5th, Mizuho PayPay)

Softbank Hawks 's Akihiro Yuto started as the sixth batter and first baseman. With one out in the second inning, he hit a bullet-shaped line drive slider Yoshimura, sending it into the right field stands for his second solo home run of the game. "I was able to catch slider perfectly. I think I'm able to embody at the plate what I've been working on since my personal training and camp. I'll keep practicing without being satisfied and strive for results," he said.

　１日の西武戦（アイビー）では場外弾の１号。２月２３日の侍ジャパンの壮行試合（サンマリン）でも３ランを放っており、この春の対外試合では３本目。巨人から移籍２年目のロマン砲が覚醒の予感だ。