◆Exhibition game: The Giants vs. Nippon-Ham (March 14, Tokyo Dome)

Nippon-Ham outfielder Franmil Reyes (30) hit his first home run of the season.

In the first inning, with the score tied 0-0 and one out with a runner on first base, he perfectly timed a 147 km/h fastball from The Giants starter Howard, sending a massive blast to left-center field, estimated to travel 130 meters.

"I was able to concentrate on batting from practice today. I was able to time my swing well against the first pitch, breaking ball, so I was able to hit it well." Up until the start of the exhibition games, he had played in eight games, with a batting average of .286 and four hits, all of hit were singles. The Dominican, who won Pacific League Home Run title last season with 32 home runs, showed off a powerful blast.