Draft 2nd place rookie Masaki hits his first professional home run
Rakuten – Softbank (24th, Rakuten Seimei Park)
Outfielder Tomoya Masaki, the 2nd place draft rookie of Softbank, hit a solo home run to become the first professional in the match once morest Rakuten (Rakuten Seimei Park) on the 24th. The long-awaited shot came out to the long-range gun who joined the team in second place in last year’s draft from Keio University.
4 times 2 deaths. The batted ball that caught the changing ball thrown by Karashima, the starter of Rakuten, landed in the left wing seat with a beautiful parabola. The 22-year-old, who was active as the main gun in Keio University, was attractive for his long hits, and hit the first in his 37th at-bat as a professional.
When “Persol Pacific League TV”, which distributes the game, released a video of the home run on the official Twitter, fans commented, “This swing feels the future,” “The swing is too beautiful,” “It’s a perfect blow,” and “It sucks.” “Perfect” and comments that pleased the first arch gathered.
