◆Farm League: The Giants 1-4 Nippon-Ham (21st, Giants Town Stadium)

To become the key player in the come-from-behind championship. Nippon-Ham No Shun Mizutani outfielder (25) has vowed to make a fresh start from the farm team. He was removed from the first-team roster on the 21st and immediately started as the leadoff left fielder in the second-team The Giants game. In his first at-bat in the first inning, he flied to right, but in his second at-bat with runners on second and third and no outs in the second inning, he caught Matsuura's outside shot and hit a single to right. "I think getting a hit was good, and I think this kind of accumulation is the only way. I don't think people expect a few hits here and then hit, and I hope to deliver high-quality at-bats where I can get hits while swinging well." He finished his third at-bat with line off second, the fourth with a swing struck out, and the fifth with a groundout to second, but played the full game and finished five at-bats. "I think I was able to swing solidly, not just in hits. Especially in the second plate of the fourth and fifth at-bats, which were substantiating, I think they were even more valuable than those where the hits were made." pitcher Focus on preparing for success in the first team, such as approaching the , ball speed, and the nature of the poor hits.

In the first team, he went hitless in seven consecutive games starting with the game against Rakuten Eagles on the 3rd (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo). He got one hit in the game against Softbank Hawks on the 16th (Escon), but in the game Orix Buffaloes on the 18th (Kyocera Dome), where he started as the leadoff hitter and left fielder, he went hit in three At Bat and was substituted out. His batting average dropped to .230 and he was ordered to go down to the second team. "In a good way, there's nowhere lower I can go, so I feel like I've been reset. I believe that the second half of the season is crucial in baseball, so I want to take a positive view of how much impact I can make in the second half," he said, shifting his focus to a big performance in the second half of the season in order to achieve a comeback victory.

If he registers as soon as possible, he'll be ready for the opening game of the second half of the season on the 31st (against Lotte's Escon). "I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but the second half of the season starts in 10 days, so I'm looking forward to being the first to step up. The first half of the season had its ups and downs, but I want to make up for it all in the second half." This season, starting line-up was the starting leadoff hitter on opening day, but on April 19th, in a game against Seibu Lions (at Escon), he was hit by throw and fractured his left wrist. He was forced to undergo a month and a half of rehabilitation. This indomitable man who overcame that ordeal will surely come back stronger, without wasting a single day.