Open game starts DeNA's new foreigner 2 consecutive bats home run Feb 16 18:15
The professional baseball open match began on the 16th, and in a game between Giants and DeNA in Naha, a new DeNA foreigner, Austin, hit a home run for two consecutive at-bats and demonstrated a long hitting power.
The open game started about one week earlier than usual due to the interruption period due to the Tokyo Olympics, and on the 16th, a match between the same giant as the opening card of the Se League and DeNA was played at the stadium in Naha city .
DeNA's new foreign player, Austin, has played three home runs in the first and second at bats with three hits and three hits, demonstrating the long hitting power of hitting 17 home runs in the Major League two seasons ago. Did.
Austin said, "I'm glad it's important to contribute to the team's victory at every opportunity. I think it's the result of my swing."
Kenta Ishida, who aims to enter the starting rotation after throwing, suppressed two innings to one hit with a sharp straight axis.
Meanwhile, the giant, a 37-year-old Hiroshima Nakajima who played 43 games last season, hit a home run. In the match, DeNA won 4-1.
Many baseball fans from outside Okinawa visited the stadium, and a 24-year-old woman from Saitama Prefecture said, "I'm glad this day has finally come. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of order is going to be made for the open game. "
A 31-year-old man from Kanagawa Prefecture said, "The off-season was lonely. I'm excited to see the game begin."