◇ Orix vs. Saitama Seibu, 24th game (1st, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Saitama Seibu Yudai Furukawa The player was delighted to score his first professional hit.

He started as the ninth batter and right fielder. In the top of the fifth inning, with the score at 3-6, he came in to bat for the second time with one out and no runner on base, and count was 0-1. Nobuyoshi Yamada On the second pitch, a low change-up on the outside corner, pitcher hit it cleanly, landing in front of right field for his first hit.

Furukawa joined Saitama Seibu Lions from Saiki Kakujo High School as the second pick in the 2022 draft. In his third season this year, he batted .264 with three Home Run in 70 games in the minor leagues. He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on September 27th, and recorded his first hit in his seventh at-bat in three games.

◇ Furukawa's first record
First appearance: September 27, 2025 against Fukuoka Softbank
First hit October 1, 2025 vs. Orix

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