On the 17th, Nippon-Ham lose 3-4 to Seibu at Belluna Dome. In the first inning, with one out and runners on first and second, No. 4 hitter Reyes hit a three-run homer to take the lead, but they were unable to score any more runs after that. In the bottom of the fifth inning, a defense error led to a come-from-behind defeat.
In the CS Fuji TV One “Pro baseball News 2025” broadcast on the 17th, in the bottom of the 5th inning with a two-run lead and one out bases loaded, center fielder and Ryota Isobata throw went to the cameraman’s table as bad throw to third. A close-up of the scene where an unlucky runs allowed a comeback.
Toshiaki Imae, who appeared as a commentator that day, said, “One is that the timing is delicate, so you don’t have to force the center fielder to throw it. And (throw) is deviant, so if you were playing third, you’re doing a little bit of it with your hands. By putting it on his chest with his body and somehow stopping it forward, Yamazaki pitcher took two struck out and got through it. If it is a story, it will be a story, but if it is a third, I would like it to be a gesture such as putting it on the chest with the body instead of the hand and closer. It can’t be helped if it deviates backwards…”, reflecting on Kiyomiya’s play, the MC of the program, Hiroki Nomura, commented, “It looks like it’s going to be easy, so to speak, I need to go and stop it more firmly …”
Imae Toshiaki continued, “It was force play, so they had to get to the base, so it ended up being a bit half-hearted. I think it would have been necessary to make a situational judgment and just make the decision to stop it.”
☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE “Professional baseball News 2025”
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