Eastern League Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (16th, ESCON)
Nippon-Ham ‘s dual-wielding Dora 1 Leo Shibata pitcher became the first real dual-wielding player of “No. 2 pitcher and DH” to enter the professional ranks, pitcher & hitter at the same time. When he goes up to mound as a starter, he has a 1 hit no runs twice, centering on a fastball with a maximum speed of 151 km. He went down mound on 40 pitches. He took 4 struck out, including slashing Lotte Kakuchu with a struck out swing.
In the first at-bat of the first inning, when he got off the mound of the first inning and entered the immediate at-bat, he fell to a swing struck out on a 146-kilometer fastball by Hiiragi Ishikawa. In the second at-bat of the third inning with two outs and first base, he hit a right-handed hit from count 2-0. The third at-bat with two outs in the fifth inning ended with a swing struck out.
On July 26th, he made his first-team pitcher debut against the Lotte Marines (ESCON) with a no-hit, no-runs three-inning performance. He pitched a perfect pitch, not allowing a single runner, and was highly praised by manager Shinjo, who said, “Another rising star has emerged. He’s so confident, it’s hard to tell.” The 19-year-old, a former team member and Dodgers player who follows in the footsteps of Shohei Ohtani, has taken a new step at home.
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