◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Rakuten Eagles (16th, Mizuho PayPay)

Rakuten Eagles infielder Itsuki Murabayashi came close to a major disaster.

With the score tied 0-0 and no outs and a runner on first, Koja's throw, who had handled Shoji's bunt, veered toward the ground foul on first, and Murabayashi of second baseman, who had covered first base, collided with Shoji. Murabayashi hit his left arm hard with his glove flying off and couldn't get up immediately, so he was taken to the bench for treatment accompanied by a trainer. A few minutes later, when he returned to ground, he was greeted with applause from fans on both teams. It was a play that almost led to a serious injury, but he was saved.