Softbank Hawks 's Ryoya Kurihara has hit 30 Home Run by the end of the first half of the season, the most among all 12 teams.

In the 11 years leading up to last season, his personal best Home Run in a single season was 21 in 2021, and he has only hit 20 home runs in a season twice, in 2021 and 2024. However, he has already significantly surpassed his career high by the end of the first half of the season.

All eyes will be on how many Home Run he can hit after the All-Star break. The record for most Home Run in a season by left-handed hitter Home Run Softbank Hawks is 46, hit by Nobuhiko Matsunaka in 2005. Looking at Softbank Hawks players who have hit 40 or more Home Run (including the Nankai and Daiei eras), only Hiroaki Kadota and Matsunaka have achieved this feat.

It will be interesting to see how many home runs Kurihara hits by the end of the season.

▼ left-handed hitter hitters on the team who hit 40 or more home runs in a season

46 home runs - Nobuhiko Matsunaka (2005)

44 home runs: Hiroaki Kadota (1981, 1988), Nobuhiko Matsunaka (2004)

41. Hiroaki Kadota (1980)

40 home runs: Hiroaki Kadota (1983)