Mr. Ikeda was also amazed: 'Wow, he threw a shutout game in just three games.'

Softbank Hawks 's Moinelo started on the mound against Lotte on the 25th. He pitched 9 innings, throwing 115 pitches, allowing 3 hit strike out 3, Hit by Pitch giving up no runs, earning his third career shutout game win and his first in about a year.

Moinelo has won all three of his starts since his first appearance of the season on the 11th. On the Fuji TV ONE program "Pro baseball News 2026" aired on the 25th, MC Mitsuru Manaka exclaimed, "It was amazing. He's getting better with every pitch," to which commentator Chikao Ikeda added, "It's incredible that Moinelo has been coming out since the team got the magic number, and I've seen him pitch in the farm league too, and I thought he wasn't throwing with all his might, but he's been gradually improving, and today he was putting a lot of power into his final pitches. I was surprised that he'd pitch shutout game in just three games."

The other commentator, Ryota Igarashi, evaluated him, saying, "He is relaxed and has outstanding stability." He praised him, saying, "When I was with the Softbank Hawks, his nickname was Tito in Spanish, which was a cute nickname meaning 'young master,' but that nickname is gone now. Looking at his performance over the last few years, he is a super veteran and a super pitcher." Mr. Manaka also nodded, saying, "A reliable pitcher has returned, hasn't he?"

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"