[All-Star Game] Softbank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh hopes for an even more intense aerial battle in Game 2 than the previous night: "What the fans really want is home run" The "Kyushinkai" organization he heads will hold a baseball experience event in Toyama.

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(From left) Michihiro Ogasawara, Motonobu Tanishige, Sadaharu Oh, Seiichi Uchikawa, and Toshiaki Imae participated in the Kyushinkai event (Photo by Kazuki Ota)

◆Mynavi All-Star Game 2026: All Pacific vs. All Central (29th, Toyama)

On the 29th, the General Incorporated Foundation 'Kyushinkai' held the baseball Hara experience event 'BEYOND OH! PLAY KIDS' at the sub-ground of Toyama Municipal Stadium. Sadaharu Oh, the president of the Softbank Hawks team and the representative of Kyushinkai, also participated. Interacting with the children, he reflected, 'If we start playing from a young age, we might eventually have an amazing player like Ohtani. I hope we create many opportunities like this and let more children experience baseball.'

Activities such as catch experience were held. Motonobu Tanishige, Toshiaki Imae, Seiichi Uchikawa, and Michihiro Ogasawara also participated and enlivened the event. From 6:30 p.m., the second game of the "Mynavi All-Star Game 2026" will be held at the adjacent Toyama Municipal Baseball home run. Representative Oh said, "What the fans really want is home run. I hope that today will be just as exciting as yesterday's (Game 1), with lots of home runs being hit," expressing his hope for an aerial battle that would rival the first game (Tokyo Dome), in which a total of five Home Run were hit by both teams.

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[All-Star Game] Softbank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh hopes for an even more intense aerial battle in Game 2 than the previous night: "What the fans really want is home run" The "Kyushinkai" organization he heads will hold a baseball experience event in Toyama.