◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: DeNA 3-7 Rakuten Eagles (June 2nd, Yokohama)

Rakuten Eagles Eagles catcher Hikaru Ito (37) hit a home run as a way of showing his gratitude.

He came in as a substitute at the top of the 9th inning. He perfectly caught Sakamoto's cutter pitch down the middle and sent it to the back screen. It was his first of the season in a game against his old team. win The Hikaru Ito that contributed to the victory was "the feeling was really good. It was good, but I never hit home run the back screen, so I ran hard for now. I'm glad it turned out to be a valuable point," he said proudly.

With this one hit, he recorded Home Run against all 12 current teams. "I was aware of that. I knew about it ever since my transfer was decided. I was thinking it would be nice if I could aim for one during the interleague games, but I never thought it would turn into home run," he said excitedly.