◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Orix Buffaloes (August 2nd, Belluna Dome)
Seibu Lions 's first-round draft pick, catcher Taiga Kojima (Meiji University), recorded a passed ball for the second day in a row.
He came on as a substitute in the seventh inning. Immediately after, in the eighth inning, with no outs and a runner on second, he missed the outward fastball thrown by lefty Shinnosuke Hada pitcher, who had the fastest pitch at 160 km/h from this inning, and missed the ball. runner advanced to third base and was recorded as a balled ball.
In the previous day's game, where he played as the sixth batter and catcher, he recorded three passed balls in a single game, tying the worst record for a player in NPB history, becoming the 12th player to do so.
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