The manager recommendations for the “Mynavi All-Star Game 2025” (July 23rd at Kyocera Dome, July 24th in Yokohama) were announced on the 7th, and fourth-year pitcher Koki Kitayama was selected for the first time. “I’m really happy to be selected by the manager of the team I’m fighting on a daily basis,” he said with emotion. So far this season, he has made 11 appearances, won five games, and posted ERA 1.15.
The All-Star Game is also a place of memories with his grandfather. “On a personal note, my beloved grandfather watched the 2014 All-Star game in the right-field stands at Koshien Stadium and told me about it with a look of joy on his face. I still treasure the souvenir towel he gave me. It’s very moving to be able to stand on the stage that towel was on.” His grandfather passed away when he was a first-year high school student, but he said, “It was a secret goal of mine after I went pro. I wanted to show it to my grandpa, so I’m really happy that it’s come true,” and he will fight with his grandfather’s thoughts in his heart.
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