[Nippon-Ham] Shun Mizutani comeback: "I'm back, pineapple!" | Pacific League

[Nippon-Ham] Shun Mizutani, returning from a fractured left wrist, hits a confident walk home run to mark his comeback: "I'm back, pineapple!"

Sports Hochi

June 10, 2026 19:44

In the fifth inning with two outs, Shun Mizutani hit his second home run of the season, a solo Home Run to left-center field to tie the game (Kotaro Kiyomiya is on the left; photo by Masahiko Ikeuchi).

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Nippon-Ham, who had just returned to action on the 9th after fracturing his left wrist (Shun Mizutani outfielder), fired a confident comeback shot.

In the fifth inning, trailing by one run with two outs and no runner on base, he sent a 120 km/h pitch from DeNA starter Yu Ishida into the left-center field stands. The moment he hit it, he walked slowly, commenting on his perfect game-tying second home run of the season: "I'm back, pineapple! I'm still going strong. That's all from the field."

Mizutani returned to the first team in the game against DeNA on the 9th (at Escon Stadium). He got his first hit since returning, finishing with 1 hit in 4 At Bat.