The first round of the exhibition game between Fukuoka Softbank and Tokyo Yakult will be held at MIZUHO PayPay Dome from 6:00 p.m. on March 4th.

Fukuoka Softbank 's Masaki Tomoya Masaki and Yoshiyasu Sasakawa scored RBI in the final game of the Spring Miyazaki Baseball Games. As young players compete to impress, second-year infielder Hirose Ryuta also made an impact with three RBI, including a two-run homer. In his rookie year last year, Hirose had a batting average of .233 and Home Run in 35 games. With the exhibition games starting at home, the competition for a place on the opening day first team will become even more intense. Can the young Hawks, including Hirose, continue to produce results?

Text by Ayako Kikuchi