◇Tohoku Rakuten vs Saitama Seibu Round 24 (3rd, Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi)

Tohoku Rakuten 's Po Hsiang Yang The player from Tohoku hit made his first appearance as a pro and his first .

He came in as a substitute in the bottom of the 6th inning with two runs behind. full count He hit a fastball low to the outside corner on the seventh pitch from the top of the first inning, and the ball fell between short stop and left fielder, giving him his first hit professional appearance. Furthermore Daisuke Nakashima The second baseman Walk chose to go to first and second base with no outs, Itsuki Murabayashi Yoh quickly touched up on a shallow fly ball to right field. Although he did not score a run, he played a solid role in his first professional appearance.

He was drafted 6th overall in the 2024 draft by Tohoku Rakuten. Last season, he was third in the league in stolen base numbers with the Ibaraki Astroplanets of the BC League. He hopes to make a bigger presence from here and increase his chances to play in the first team.

◇Yoh's comment
I don't know what kind of pitch I hit. I just hit it on reaction. I went into this at bat with the feeling that I was going to get my first hit. It was great to hit it." (With a smile)

Yo's first record
First appearance Oct. 3, 2025 in Saitama Seibu game
First hit October 3, 2025 Saitama Seibu game

Text by Yohkazu Sonoda

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