Kenji Tomashino and Hiroki Nomura, who appeared on "Pro baseball News 2026" broadcast on Fuji TV ONE on the 12th, commented on Lotte's Daito Daito Yamamoto, who hit a walk-off in the game against DeNA that day.

Yamamoto, who came in as a substitute from defense that day, took advantage of a good opportunity in the ninth with two outs and runners on second and third in the 9th inning with a 2-2 score and walk-off to catch the second pitch thrown by Takita Miyagi from the first pitch, a 153 km/h fastball and hit a walk-off single to right.

Tomashino said, "He hit well. Manager Saburo said he would like to use him as starting line-up more often if his batting average improves. He is a player with an element of surprise. I hope he will fully utilize that element of surprise and contribute to the team." Nomura, on the other hand, analyzed, "He needs to be more aggressive in his batting. He was clearly swinging compactly this time. Because he can bat like this, his batting average will go up even more. However, if he loses his power, he may lose his strengths."

The show's MC, Motonobu Tanishige, said, "His rival is Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi hit home run," referring to Koki Yamaguchi, who hit his eighth Home Run of the season in the game against DeNA that same day, and expressed his hope that they would push each other to improve.

Thanks to Yamamoto's walk-off hit, the Lotte Marines win returned to a .500 winning percentage.

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"