On the 26th, Motonobu Tanishige and Akihiko Oya, who appeared on "Pro baseball News 2026" broadcast on Fuji TV ONE, commented on Softbank Hawks' batting lineup.

As Taniguchi said, "Kurihara's home run and RBI, Kondo's consistency, and Masaki's growth. It's like everyone has forgotten that Yamakawa isn't here. The batting lineup is doing well even without him," Ryoya Kurihara is Home Run RBI, and Kondo is also in good form offensively, ranking second RBI average and Home Run, and third in home runs.

Oya prefaced his remarks by saying, "This is just my personal opinion," and then added, "I think it would be better in terms of balance if Yamakawa were the cleanup hitter and a power hitter."

He explained the reason, saying, "Kurihara has been working really hard this year, so if we could find a right-handed cleanup hitter somewhere between Kondo and Kurihara, I think we would have an incredibly powerful lineup. But since he's not there, the other players are working hard and scoring runs with their offense. When you think about it that way, Softbank Hawks is good at rotating and using their players. They seem to be good at using young, talented players and players who are in good form."

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