[Nippon-Ham] Yuki Nomura hits back-to-back home runs; his first home run in 71 at-bats in a month, followed by two more: "I just focused on swinging hard" | Pacific League

[Nippon-Ham] Yuki Nomura hits back-to-back home runs. His first home run in 71 at-bats over a month, followed by two more, he said, "I was just focused on swinging hard."

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June 24, 2026 14:28

In the fifth inning with one out, Yuki Nomura hit his ninth home run of the season, a solo shot, his second consecutive Home Run, and exchanged high-fives with his teammates in the dugout. (Photo by Shohei Uemura)

◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (24th, ES CON FIELD)

Nippon-Ham 's infielder Yuki Nomura hit two consecutive Home Run.

First, in the third inning, with one out and no runner on base, he hit a 145 km/h pitch from Lotte's starting pitcher Kawamura into the left field bullpen for his eighth home run of the season. It was his first home run in 71 at-bats since May 24th.

In the fifth inning, with one out and no runner on base, he again hit a massive 9th home run, a solo shot that landed in the second deck of left field off Kawamura's 130 km/h slider. Despite hitting home runs in two consecutive at-bats, he calmly commented, "I was just focused on swinging hard when the ball was in a sweet spot. I'm glad it resulted in Home Run."