Before Rakuten Eagles-The Giants game, Toshihiko Tahara performed the ceremonial first pitch and sang the national anthem.

▼ Toshihiko Tahara

"Actually, I was nervous because it was my first time ever throwing the ceremonial first pitch, but I practiced with Ginji-catch for about 10 minutes, and I realized how much fun it is to play baseball again after so long, and I think I was able to throw a good pitch during the actual game, so that was good. My only regret is that I didn't reach 100 km/h. Damn it! I'll make that my goal for next time (laughs). It was also my first time singing the national anthem, but I think I was able to sing it well. I was a baseball kid and loved the Giants, but today I came as a supporter of Rakuten Eagles, so I'm hoping for win!"