◇"2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC"™ 1st Round Chinese Taipei Match (6th, Tokyo Dome)

Will this player play a leading role in this tournament as well? Shohei Ohtani, who started as "No. 1 DH", went on a rampage with 4 At Bat 3 hit 1 Home Run 5 RBI from the first game of the first round.

First of all, in the first at-bat, the first pitch was carried to the right line doble. To dispel the anxiety of being hit in the warm-up game, the second at-bat in the top of the second inning showed the most excitement of the day. With one out and bases loaded, he caught the fourth pitch from count 2-1 and caught a curve with a low outside angle and drove it into the light stand.

This first bases loaded shot ignited the batting lineup, and Masataka Yoshida, Munetaka Murakami, Sosuke Genda, and Kenya Wakatsuki also had timely hits in the big inning. When Ohtani went to bat again, he hit a timely hit from 1st and 3rd base with 2 outs and scored his 10th run.

Japan added three runs in the top of the third inning. In terms of throwing, starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitcher a total of 5 pitcher closer to 1 hit no runs, and won a big victory with a cold in the 7th inning according to the tournament regulations.