◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Lotte (3rd, Mizuho PayPay)

Did the batted ball just disappear?! In the bottom of the 4th inning, with the score tied 1-1 and two outs, a scene occurred that caused a commotion in the stadium when hitter Naonori Yasuda was at bat.

Yasuda swung hard at Stewart’s first pitch splitter. The ball soared high into the air and flew toward right-center field. Was it a home run, or did it hit wall directly? Even the play-by-play announcer seemed confused, asking, “Did it go in?” and “wall?” The opposing player outfielder also looked bewildered.Believe it or not, the white ball got completely wedged between wall.

The game resumed with doble. On the following Ryusei Terachi, Yasuda, runner on second base, scored. Lotte scored their second run of the inning and successfully took the lead.