On August 24, GG's Sato and Sho Nakata appeared on the official Persol Pacific League TV YouTube channel 'Going to Patele on Mondays,' where Nakata revealed a shocking episode about his relationship with Takeya Nakamura.

In the game against Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on the 21st, in the top of the 11th inning of extra inning with two outs and bases loaded, Tsuyoshi Nakamura was used as a pinch hitter. He hit his 23rd grand slam, leading the team to win. Seeing the legend's 23rd consecutive Home Run home run, Nakata, a junior from Osaka Toin High School, said, "The only true home run hitter is Okawari-san."

Nakata says that all other batters, including himself, are 'mid-range hitters.' home run He also named Hotaka Yamakawa and Kazuma Okamoto as batters, but said, 'Among them, I think Okawari stands out.' He went on to share an episode from when he asked for advice during practice during the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham era, 'I want to hit more home run.'

"I also feel bad for asking a simple question...... Okawari-san said, 'Just hit like this (like rubbing your hand against a fist like a ball). Just raise it.' I wondered what he was saying. That's the mindset of a genius. I'm probably someone who plays baseball based on my own sense, so it's hard to explain in detail."

Nakata said, "I thought, 'This guy is a genius.'" When he went to greet him during practice the next day, Tsuyoshi Nakamura declared, "Sho, watch today. I'm going to go straight for the backflip," and actually threw a home run to the back screen during the match. Seeing that, Nakata recalled, "I got goosebumps. I thought, 'This guy is a monster.'"

Meanwhile, Takumi Kuriyama, who is a contemporary of Tsuyoshi Nakamura, announced his retirement at the end of this season and will have his retirement match on August 30. On Persol Pacific League TV, a special pre-show titled "Let's All Watch 1,000 hit Minutes of Footage for 5 Hours Together" premiered on YouTube from noon on the day. Be sure to watch the match and ceremony on Persol Pacific League TV.

LIVE Streaming Program 'Monday Goes to Patele'
・Streaming date: Every Monday at 21:00~ (scheduled to stream until October during the season)
・Streaming location: Persol Pacific League TV Official YouTube Channel
・Performers: Weekly rotating professional baseball alumni duo
(Ryota Igarashi & Sho Nakata / Ginji & Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato & T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige & Tomoya Satozaki)

Next week, on Monday, the 31st, Tomoya Satozaki and T-Okada are scheduled to appear. Don't miss out!