◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Lotte (April 4th, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Softbank Hawks 's pitcher Hokuto, who was registered as a professional player on the 1st, made his professional debut as a starter. However, in the first inning, he gave up a home run to Fujiwara on the first pitch to right field.

He gave up a Home Run in his first hitter in his debut appearance, becoming the 84th professional baseball and 44th in the Pacific League, since Hernandez (So) in the game against Lotte (ZOZO) on August 23, 2023 (2 in the league, 38 in the Celtics). His first pitch was the 11th in the professional baseball and the 6th in the Pacific League, the first since Tinoco (Nishi) against Orix Buffaloes on March 31, 2023, and the 6th in the Pacific League. Among them, he is the third starter after Davies (Ya) in the Hanshin Tigers game on March 31, 2016 (Jingu Stadium), and Shoemaker (Kyo) in the Yakult game on April 9, 2022, and the first for a rookie. Not just starters, but also the first pitch given up on a rookie's first hitter is the second Home Run since Yuya Ishii (center) in the Hiroshima game on April 13, 2005 (Toyohashi).