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

Orix Buffaloes, Kenya Wakatsuki, and catcher of the All-Pacific team started at "No. 8, catcher" and successfully stole home in the fourth inning.

He led off with a single to center field off Yakult 's Hoshi, then advanced to third base on a single to right field by Rakuten Eagles 's Murabayashi. On the first pitch to Seibu Lions, Murabayashi, the runner on first, took off, and while Hanshin's Hanshin Tigers, catcher, was throw to second base, he scored.

This was only the fourth time in All-Star Game history that a player has successfully stolen home, following Koji Minoda (double steal) in the second game of 1978, Shinjo (solo steal) in the second game of 2004, and Hidetoshi Morimoto (double steal) in the second game of 2006. Shinjo, the manager of Nippon-Ham and a "senior" player, was serving as the first base runner coach and celebrated by headfirst sliding towards home plate.