The official web magazine for the six Pacific League League teams, "Pacific League Insight," will deliver videos of memorable plays from the 2025 season so you can enjoy Pacific League even during the off-season! It is updated daily from Monday to Friday, with a different theme for each day of the week!
Monday... Special Feature: Memorable "First Professional Records and Milestone Records"
Tuesday...Tense "shutout game and Firefighting" Special
Wednesday... The highlight of baseball! A special feature on "home run"
Thursday... You'll be amazed! "Fine Play" Special
Friday... A dramatic conclusion! "walk-off" special
Today, Thursday, December 4th, Fukuoka Softbank player who won the Best Nine and Mitsui Golden Glove Awards for the second consecutive year... Ukyo Shuto The players reflect on the spectacular plays that ended their team's losing streak.
Professional skills on full display in the midst of a championship battle
On September 2, after the team had suffered back-to-back defeats, they played a 15-game series against Orix Buffaloes. With only one game behind second place Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and the championship race heating up, the game went into the final inning with a one-run lead, 2-1. mound In the second inning, the guardian god, Katsunori Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher. He strikes out struck out to lead off, but Walk and infield hit and others put runners on first and third with two outs and one out. Substitute batter... Masahiro Nishino The first pitch fastball was hit back by a ball, and line drive went to right center field. center fielder Shudo chased the ball in a straight line and dove catch. He expressed his joy by raising both hands in the air.
This season, due to injuries, Shuto played in only 96 games, falling below 100 for the first time in three years. However, he still managed to stolen base 35 bases, winning his fourth stolen base title in three consecutive years. On April 10th, in a game against Orix Buffaloes, he became the 80th player in history to reach 200 stolen base. He also recorded hit in 19 consecutive games from the start of the season. Towards the end of the season, he recorded the first-ever five hit in a single game in the SMBC Japan Series 2025, showcasing his versatility both offensively and defensively.
Tomorrow, Friday, December 5th, we'll be featuring a dramatic ending! We'll look back at the game-winning hit by Chiba Lotte Marines walk-off Misho Nishikawa, who was awarded Rookie of the Year, hit in 18 at-bats.
