◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Rakuten Eagles (19th, ES CON FIELD)

Rakuten Eagles infielder Kyosuke Kaneko (22) = Kanagawa University = joined the first team on the 19th. He entered the stadium with the main team.

Kaneko joined the team in 2013 as the fourth pick in the developmental draft. He is a large right infielder who right-handed pitcher right-handed hitter right-handed, and he signed a regular contract on the 15th. He has an impressive physique of 186 cm and 100 kg, and his strength lies in his power hitting. In the farm league, he mainly played first base. In 37 games, he recorded a batting average of .228, 7 Home Run, and 23 RBI.

The team is struggling with a lack of scoring power. On the 18th, foreign player Voit was removed from the active roster due to a slump in his hitting. The young slugger will be the catalyst for the team's success.

Additionally, pitcher Naoki Hinata (20) joined the first team for the first time this season. The third-year right-hander had appeared in 18 games in the farm league, recording 2 wins and 1 loss with an ERA of 3.50.

◆Kyosuke Kaneko: Born January 18, 2004, in Tama City, Tokyo. At Morioka University High School, Home Run in five consecutive games during the Iwate Prefectural Tournament in the summer of his third year. At Koshien, he reached the top 16 in the summer of his third year. He hit a total of 58 home runs in high school. At Kanagawa University, he was on the bench from the spring of his freshman year and won RBI title in the spring of his senior year. number 98. 186 cm, 100 kg. Right Home Run, right-handed batter.