An exhibition game between Hanshin Tigers and Fukuoka Softbank will be held at Koshien from 1:00 p.m. on March 7th.

The focus of Fukuoka Softbank is on fifth-round draft pick rookie Takahashi Takayoshi. On March 3rd, he made his presence felt by hitting walk-off home run in the ninth inning against the Tokyo Yakult. While he has often come in as a substitute so far, he hopes to produce results in his limited at-bats and earn more playing time.

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa