◆Mynavi All-Star Game 2026: Central League 5-7 Pacific League (July 28, Tokyo Dome)
Star players from both the Central and Pacific Leagues gathered for the first game of the "Mynavi All-Star Game 2026," in which the Pacific League came from behind to defeat the Central League.
Commentator Daisuke Matsuzaka watched the interview with his Yokohama High School junior, Nippon-Ham 's Chusei Mannami, who won the MVP award with a spectacular performance of 4 hit 2 RBI, and said with a wry smile, "The smile he had at the moment the game ended wasn't because the team won, but because he'd just decided to be the MVP!"
He then added, "Being able to perform on such a big stage means you can do it on the international stage too, so I hope you'll do your best," offering encouragement to his younger teammate who had made a big impact.
![[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."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/28/20260728-OHT1I51437-L.jpg)
![[All-Star Game] Daisuke Matsuzaka, a former Yokohama High School teammate who was cut from his team, comments on his first hit: "I think he's enjoying himself"... Netizens are moved: "It's inspiring!"](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/28/20260728-OHT1I51507-C.jpg)
![[All-Star Game] Central League manager Kyuji Fujikawa urges his "classmate" Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is in the commentary booth, to return to the field: "I believe that day will definitely come."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/28/20260728-OHT1I51463-C.jpg)
![[All-Star Game] Chunichi 's Kaito Muramatsu makes his All-Star Game debut and hit his first hit! He hits a fastball from Nippon-Ham 's Hiromi Ito to center field. "It was a stage I wanted to experience at least once."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/28/20260728-OHT1I51471-C.jpg)
![[All-Star Game] Yomiuri The Giants' Eito Tanaka: "It's the best!" Two years after being drafted, he returns to the dream stage. He also reunites with former teammates like Yuki Kiyomiya and Manami, saying, "It's very moving."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/28/20260728-OHT1I51313-C.jpg)
![[Farm] Chusei Mannami, returning to the lineup, records 4 hits including a go-ahead home run; Takuya Nakashima, who announced his retirement, records 1 hit and 1 stolen base](https://media.insight.pacificleague.com/webp/clB7Ul2IeKO0sG7C6mfwGVJsuBoJNX7KjAuNjmGK.webp)
