◆ Pacific League Softbank Hawks 1-2 Seibu Lions (13th, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Softbank Hawks 's Yu Yamamoto, who was traded and immediately made starting line-up debut, was unable to lead his team to a win. Offensively, he went 0-At Bat-3, including grounding into a double play play with no outs and hit on first in the 7th inning, trailing by one run. He and his battery partner, Fujiwara, a product of the farm system, made a mistake (recorded as a wild pitch) in the 3rd inning, allowing the opposing team to tie the game. "I'm frustrated because I didn't have any good moments. I'll try to show something good next time," he said with determination.

On the 12th, a 2-for-1 trade was announced by DeNA. He arrived in Fukuoka that night and the next day, dressed in a suit, attended his introductory press conference at his new home stadium. "I'm excited. I want to do my best to contribute to the team's victories," he said, expressing his aspirations as he donned his new uniform with number 39.

After Fujiwara's professional debut, Yamamoto caught pitches from relief pitchers Hikaru Kimura, Hernandez, Osuna, Matsumoto Yu, and Sugiyama, with the team trailing by one run. Manager Kokubo saw it as a positive, even though they lost, because "we used our winning pattern and as a result (Yamamoto Yu) was able to catch pitcher from all of them." It was a long and frustrating first day for the Hawks' starting catcher. (Koichiro Shimao)

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