Boat racer Hirotake Ishimoto hits a no-ball at the ceremonial opening pitch! The two-way racer, who is also a university student, vows to put on an impactful race in his hometown G1 | Pacific League

Pacific League: Orix 4x-2 Nippon-Ham (2nd, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Hiromu Ishimoto (24), a boat racer from Osaka, threw the ceremonial first pitch at Orix-Nippon-Ham game on the 1st, which was held as the “Suminoe Boat Race G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen Special Race Night Game.”

He took to mound wearing a uniform with registration number “5267.” He threw the ball without bouncing, showing his baseball background, having played second bounce in elementary and junior high school. The “two-way player,” currently enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Kansai University, said with enthusiasm, “This is a G1 race in my hometown. I’ll do my best to make an impactful race that will shock people.”

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