Nippon-Ham Fighters, affected by 7-hour Shinkansen journey…? Hiroki Nomura lamented Yamagata’s base running error, saying, “It was a waste because we couldn’t score a point due to the mistake…”
Baseball King
2025.9.5(金) 23:30
Nippon-Ham lose 0-2 to Orix at Kyocera D Osaka on the 5th. Due to the typhoon, the Shinkansen journey from Tokyo to Osaka took nearly seven hours, meaning Nippon-Ham arrived at the stadium four hours later than scheduled. This may have been a factor in the team’s failure to make a series of costly mistakes.
On the same day, CS Fuji TV ONE’s “Professional baseball News” featured a baserunning error by third base runner Hide Yamagata in the third inning, when there was a chance with one out and base running on Shu Yamagata base.
Commentator Sakaguchi Tomotaka, who appeared on the program, commented, “The question is whether the sign was squeeze or a safety squeeze, but if it was a safety squeeze, then runner was responsible, and mistakes like this are just a matter of careful attention to detail… Although it was difficult to make adjustments in this game, I think the damage from the mistake was too great.”
Fellow commentator Nomura Hiroki reflected, “In terms of advantages and disadvantages at the start of the game, they were at a considerable disadvantage… It was a bit sad, but in the end they made a mistake and didn’t score any points, so it was a shame. More than that, it was a game in which Orix pitcher really persevered.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2025”
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