◆Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague Games 2026 Nippon-Ham―Chunichi (13th · ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham catcher Yua Tamiya hit a home run to celebrate his 26th birthday.

In the bottom of the 8th inning with one out and no runner on base, Chunichi 's Hashimoto hit a deep fly ball to right field. The ball bounced and returned to ground, so it was still in play. However, manager Shinjo immediately came out of the dugout and appealed to umpire.

umpire The team gathered to discuss the play, umpire and decided to conduct their own replay review. wall It was confirmed that the ball had hit the back fence, and the call was overturned. Home Run When the announcer declared, umpire“ Home Run,” Manager Shinjo raised both hands in delight. Tamiya also broke into a smile.

Manager Shinjo also made a fine play in the game against DeNA on the 9th (at Escon Stadium), requesting a review of Otsuka's hit near the wall, which was overturned to Home Run. He said, "When you're over 50, you can't judge anymore. So they should light up when the ball goes over the blue line (at the top of wall). Ta-da! (laughs)"