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

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's Waterers hit his first professional hit.

On this day, he made his first starting line-up start as the "number 9 batter and second baseman." In his third at-bat in the bottom of the 8th inning, on the fifth pitch of a 2-2 count, he skillfully connected with an inside fastball and sent it to left field. left fielder was positioned slightly closer to center fielder, so the ball dropped to the side of him for his first hit, doble.

He joined the team in 2023 as the 4th pick in the draft from Wellness Okinawa High School. In his third year this season, he played in 31 games in the minor leagues, recording a batting average of .213 and 6 stolen base. He was promoted to the first team on the 4th and has made appearances in 6 games so far, mainly as a pinch runner.

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa