Samurai’s Ukyo Shuto successfully stolen base in two consecutive games: “I want to keep up the good spirits and do my best”
Sports Hochi
March 8, 2026 23:39
WBC Group C, first round: Japan 4-3 Australia (8th, Tokyo Dome)
Samurai Japan outfielder Ukyo Shuto (Softbank Hawks) successfully stolen base for the second consecutive game.
With a one-run lead in the eighth inning, he came on as a pinch runner for Murakami, who had drawn Walk. With the next hitter, Maki, at bat, he got off to a perfect start on the third pitch with count at 0-2, and stole second base. “We were really winning, so I was careful not to get him out for stolen base or being caught on a pickoff. If I was going to go for it, I wanted to wait for the right timing to go for it 120%,” he recalled.
Regarding stolen base in front of a crowd of over 40,000 people, he said, “I often steal bases at important times, so I think that one success or one failure can make or break the team, so I’m nervous every day.I’m nervous while I’m doing it, but so far it’s going well, so I think it’s okay.”He was relieved to have created a chance for the second day in a row.
runner The first time he did it, he was able to steal second base, stolen base, his second consecutive success, and contributed greatly to Japan’s extra point, I will do my best to prepare well for the match against the Czech Republic.
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