◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Orix Buffaloes 3x-2 Hanshin Tigers (14th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

outfielder Ryu walk-off contributed to the team's walk-win with 2 At Bat and 1 hit in 4 at RBI bats.

full count Trailing by one run in the fourth inning with two outs and runners on first and third, he hit a game-tying single to right field off opposing starter Isamu Nishi’s pitch (breaking ball). “I think the key was that I was able to correct my swing after fouling off the sixth pitch—I was trying too hard to pull it outside,” he calmly reflected.He also hit a single in the 7th inning doble, further establishing his presence.

In his fourth professional season, he made the opening day roster for the first time in his career. He had a batting average of .385 in six games, but was hit by Hit by Pitch in a game Seibu Lions on April 14th (Kyocera Dome Osaka) and was forced to leave the team due to a "fracture of the distal end of the right ulna." "I had been watching the games all along, so I was able to sort things out in my head." True to his word, he showed no signs of being sidelined after his return to the first team, despite a break of about two months.

Sugisawa says that a major influence on his approach to baseball is professional wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa, whose 17th death anniversary was observed the day before, on June 13th. "He never took a break even when he was injured. I want to be a strong person like that." He has admired Misawa since elementary school and is still a huge fan, watching videos of his matches every day. The influence he received from the legend he never met has become one of the foundations of baseball career.