[All-Star Game] Can you even see with that? Ryosuke Tatsumi makes a pinch-hitting appearance with his secret weapon, "Rakuten Eagles Card Glasses." Yanagita, who was suddenly given them, puts them on despite being confused.

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In the bottom of the 7th inning, with two outs and a runner on third base, pinch hitter Ryosuke Tatsumi, wearing glasses featuring the Rakuten Eagles Card Man logo, steps up to the plate (Photo by Shohei Uemura).

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Rakuten Eagles outfielder Ryosuke Tatsumi stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning. He caused a stir at Tokyo Dome when he appeared wearing "Rakuten Eagles Card glasses."

In the seventh inning with two outs and a runner on third base, he stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter for Shuto. He was wearing glasses with two Rakuten Eagles cards stuck to the lenses. His unexpected appearance had Tokyo Dome erupting in laughter.

However, since he missed the third ball, perhaps because his pitch was hard to see, he took off his glasses himself and handed them to Yanagida of Softbank Hawks who was on-deck box. "I couldn't see it, so I thought this was bad and took it off." Yanagida accepted it with a smile, though confused. Tatsumi ended up swinging and missing struck out, but he used some unexpected props to liven things up. Yanagita reportedly said, "You can't see at all."

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[All-Star Game] Can you even see with that? Ryosuke Tatsumi makes a pinch-hitting appearance with his secret weapon, "Rakuten Eagles Card Glasses." Yanagita, who was suddenly given them, puts them on despite being confused.