Lotte's Ryusei Miyazaki "Everyone was telling me to hit home run," he said... "I'm glad I was able to do it." A joyous first professional Home Run!

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Lotte's Ryusei Miyazaki (Photo by Yuta Iwashita)
Lotte's Ryusei Miyazaki (Photo by Yuta Iwashita)

Lotte's Ryusei Miyazaki hit his first professional Home Run in the game against DeNA on the 13th.

In the 7th inning, with the score 5-15 and no outs and no runner on base, Miyazaki stepped up to the plate for the first time. He launched a 139 km/h slider thrown by Naoki Wakamatsu on a 1-ball, 1-strike into the right-center field stands where The Marines fans were waiting. This was Miyazaki's first professional Home Run, a truly memorable moment.

Miyazaki expressed his delight through the team, saying, "I didn't have many at-bats, so I went for it. Everyone was telling me to hit home run while I was getting ready behind the dugout, so I'm glad I was able to do it."

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Lotte's Ryusei Miyazaki "Everyone was telling me to hit home run," he said... "I'm glad I was able to do it." A joyous first professional Home Run!