◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 8-3 Lotte (October 10, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

The stadium erupted in chaos. In the bottom of the third inning, with two outs and a runner on third base, trailing by one run, Lotte's Mori threw the first pitch to Softbank Hawks 's Yanagita before third baseman Shuto took off. "Mori was lifting his leg quite high when he threw, so I thought I'd probably be safe if I went," he said, as he headed straight for home plate. The timing was close, but the ball slipped from catcher Matsukawa's mitt, tying the game.

In the first team regular season, he became the first player since Hazuki in Hiroshima on April 27, 1925 to successfully steal a solo home run. This led to a come-from-behind win and the first win in two games. Manager Kokubo was "blown away," he said, as he bowed in awe. Shuto's fifth-inning double steal brought his total to 8 stolen base, tied for the league lead, and he also marked 2 hit 2 RBI with the bat. He nodded his head and said, "I hope we can continue our good form."

On the victory platform, he also expressed his feelings for his mother, who passed away in April 2024. "I can't thank her enough. I'm glad I was able to show her a good performance." Carrying the weight of his feelings for his loved one, he will continue to run around the bases. (Tosei Moriguchi)