◇Tohoku Rakuten Eagles vs. Hiroshima "Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026" Game 1 (June 12th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles Hideto Asamura The player achieved his 1000th Walk.

He entered this game with 999 Walk. In his third at-bat in the bottom of the 7th inning, with a 2-2 count, he watched two consecutive low balls and drew Walk. This put runners on first and second with two outs, and then... Itsuki Murabayashi When the player hit doble, he sprinted from first base to home plate. He finished with a headfirst slide to score the go-ahead run.

Asamura, hitter is often watched closely, has drawn many Walk throughout his career, including a league-leading Walk in 2021. Achieving this feat in his 18th professional season and 2099th game makes him only the 19th player in NPB history to accomplish this remarkable feat.

◇ Asamura's Walk Record
First Walk April 22, 2010, against Fukuoka Softbank

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa