An exhibition game between the Yomiuri The Giants and the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will be held at Tokyo Dome on March 21st at 2 PM.

The Tohoku Rakuten Eagles offense has been struggling so far, with a team batting average of .208. However, Daisuke Nakashima has been putting up a good fight, batting .280 with an on-base percentage of .333. In the previous day's game, he recorded one hit one Walk in four at-bats. Last season, Nakajima made a huge leap forward, playing in 124 games with a batting average of .266, 6 Home Run and 22 stolen base. He'll be looking to lead the offense as the leadoff hitter again this season.

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa