[All-Star Game] Orix Yuma Tongu hits home runs in two consecutive games...Thanks to Nippon-Ham manager Shinjo Tsuyoshi for his guidance: "If I had kept that in mind..." | Pacific League

With one out in the ninth inning, Yuma Tongu hit a solo Home Run to left-center field (photographed by Ryosuke Imanari)

◆Mynavi All-Star Game 2025: Central 7-Pacific 10 (24th, Yokohama)

Orix catcher Yuma Tongu came in as a pinch hitter with one out in the ninth inning and hit a home run for the second consecutive game.

With count at 2-2, he caught the 145 km/h fifth pitch from DeNA’s Ise and drove it into the left-center field stands. On the previous day, the 23rd, in the first game (Kyocera Dome Osaka), he hit a three-run homer that hit the left field pole in the third inning, earning him the MVP award. “It felt really good. I think I made a good swing,” said the Orix Festivus man, as he showed off his customary “Hoisaa!” with a smile.

The day before, Nippon-Ham Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo gave him advice to take more time to raise his left leg when at bat. “I think what he said is true, and it’s not wrong at all. Once I kept that in mind, I was able to hit the ball with a good feeling even in practice, so I’m really happy,” he said, thanking the opposing manager.

“It would be best if it could carry over to the season, but I learned from this All-Star game that it’s important to swing my own way. I want to continue swinging my own way the day after tomorrow (when the season resumes on the 26th).” He vowed to use the amazing experience he gained on the dream stage to go wild in the second half of the season.

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