[Nippon-Ham] Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo's first challenge of 2026 was a great success: Tamiya hit the go-ahead RBI after the stolen base call was overturned.

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Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo (second from the left) and manager Hiroki Kokubo (right) exchange team rosters (Photo by Hidenori Baba)

◆ Pacific League Softbank vs. Nippon-Ham (27th, Mizuho PayPay)

Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo successfully challenged the game for the first time in 2026, which led to a winning record.

In the 4th inning, with one out and one on, runner ∙ Yazawa stolen base. The decision was out, but he reacted to Yazawa's appeal and quickly made the request.

The timing was initially for an out, but the tag was missed, resulting in a reversal of the call to safe. The challenge was successful, and runner remained in scoring position.

hitter ・Yama Prefecture fell to a swing struck out and became 2 outs, but Tamiya followed with a timely hit to the right center. Immediately after being caught up by Kondo's single shot, it became a valuable winning point.

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[Nippon-Ham] Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo's first challenge of 2026 was a great success: Tamiya hit the go-ahead RBI after the stolen base call was overturned.