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, December 26th (Friday), Fukuoka Softbank Taisei Makihara Let's look back at walk-off hits made by the players!

Tie 1-1, extra inning of the 12th inning... A hit that decided the breathtakingly close game.

After a difficult April, Fukuoka Softbank had turned things around in May, winning four consecutive series. On May 18th, they faced Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in the third game of their series, with the series tied at one win and one loss.

　Naoyuki Uwasawa pitcher, Yahoo! Both starting pitcher pitched well, and the team entered the late innings with a one-run lead. After pitcher pitched eight runs innings, the top of the ninth inning... Osuna pitcher took the mound, but the opposing team tied the game. The game then went into extra inning innings.

Then, in the bottom of the 12th inning, with Hit by Pitch still tied at 1-1, a series of walks and bases loaded-by-pitches loaded the bases with one out, presenting the biggest opportunity of the day. Stepping up to the plate was Dai Makihara, who had been in a bit of a slump, having gone hitless in 18 consecutive at-hit up to this point. On the first pitch, he hit a low outside breaking ball to right field, and the game was decided in an instant. runner on first base... Riku Watanabe I shared a warm embrace with the players.

The team, now in full swing, won the interleague series, rose to first place, and achieved back-to-back Pacific League championships. Furthermore, they won the Japan Series for the first time in five years. Daiki Makihara made a significant contribution offensively, batting over .300 for three consecutive months starting in June. With a season batting average of .304, he became the first hitter from the development league to win the batting title.