Professional baseball Softbank Kai and Valentin home run February 26 22:10
Professional baseball and Softbank played a practice match with Lotte in Miyazaki City, and Takuya Kai and Valentin played a home run together.
Kai, who is in the 10th season, started with the 7th catcher.
Kai, who puts batting on the challenge, took a solo home run in the second at bat with the first ball at the core and showed the results of the transfer he made at the camp.
Valentin transferred from Yakult hit his first hit in a six-run two-run home run, and has shown more than 30 home runs for four consecutive years until last season.
On the pitcher side, rookie Yuki Tsumori pitched for the first time in an external game and took three consecutive strikeouts in a situation where two runners were carried from a no-out. .
After the game, pitcher Tsumori said, "I was thrilled and was thrown as I wanted. I am strong in pitching and I want to continue to show myself what I have in the future."
Mr. Kudo was satisfied with Valentin who hit the home run, saying, "It was a good batting and I thought it would be ok that a home run would come out. I think he was relieved."
He also hoped that Tsumori's pitching after launching the runner was a pleasant one to watch. I hope he will continue to appeal to him.