◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Lotte (October 10th, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Softbank Hawks outfielder Ukyo Shuto successfully stole home in the third inning.

With two down and one out in the third inning, Shuto scored a run with a timely triple hit directly wall to right field. Kondo, the next hitter, got a double and stole third base with two outs. The first pitch to Yanagida, Shuto at third runner stole home from a large lead. Lotte starter Mouri rushed throw to home base, and catcher Matsukawa tried to touch it, but the ball spilled over and was safe. The game was back to square one, and the ballpark was in an uproar over Shuto's "footwork.

The internet is abuzz with excitement over the "miraculous base running" performed by the speedy WBC Japan representative.

Immediately after the success, the term "home steal" quickly rose to second place in the trending topics on X (formerly Twitter).

Along with the video of the "divine base running" moment, there were comments on the Internet such as "The quintessence of a speedster!　Ukyo Shuto　The ballpark was in an uproar over this." "He suddenly appears from the side of the screen... a perfect base running to exploit the opponent's gap! The home steal is the first time I've seen a home steal," "Wow, a home steal is goi goi goi," "This is indeed a home steal that only Shuto can do that even Takeshi Shinjo can't copy," "This is the 2 billion base running," "A home steal this clean has not happened since Shinjo? The number of posts mentioning the name of Tsuyoshi Shinjo, the director of the Nippon-Ham ・home steal during his active career, was also high.