◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Softbank Hawks vs. Yakult (June 12th, Mizuho PayPay)
Softbank Hawks Tatsuru Yanagimachi ( ) has been listed as “No. 6, Right Fielder” on . The 29-year-old won the on-base percentage title last season. He had been removed from the roster on May 12 due to a slump at the plate. He rejoined the first team on the 10th, and this will be his first since his return. outfielder starting line-up starting line-up
The starting pitcher will be Jun Maeda, who is aiming for his second win of the season.
starting line-up is as follows:
1 (1) Masaki
2 (Central) Shuto
3 (left) Kondo
4 (3) Kurihara
5 (DH) Yanagida
6 (Right) Yanagimachi
7 (Shortstop) Nomura
8 (catcher) Umino
9 (2) Makihara University
(Pitcher) Jun Maeda
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![[Scoreboard] Softbank Hawks vs. Yakult](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
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