[All-Star Game] Daisuke Matsuzaka is astonished by his Yokohama High School junior's powerful doble: "That was an incredible hit," "When I saw his back, I thought it was Judge."

Sports Hochi

July 28, 2026 19:30

In the third inning with one out, Chusei Mannami hits doble to right-center field (Photo by Tsuyoshi Furukawa)

◆Mynavi All-Star Game 2026: Central vs. Pacific (28th, Tokyo Dome)

Star players from both the Central and Pacific Leagues gathered for the first game of the "Mynavi All-Star Game 2026".

Commentator Daisuke Matsuzaka was astonished when, in the third inning with one out, Nippon-Ham 's Masanori Manami, a junior from Yokohama High School, hit a powerful doble to right-center field off The Giants' Chusei Mannami, saying, "That was an incredible hit."

"It looked like he only made light contact, but the speed of the hit was incredible," he continued, adding, "I saw him from behind earlier, and he's getting bigger every year. When I saw him from behind, I honestly thought it was Judge from the Yankees." He was comparing Manami to one of MLB's top sluggers.