Professional baseball Hanshin played a practice game by cutting the top of each baseball team at the camp, and the attention rookie Teruaki Sato showed a great success with 3 hits and 3 RBIs including the first professional home run in the actual game.
On the 9th, Hanshin played a practice game with Nippon-Ham Fighters in Ginoza Village, Okinawa Prefecture, and Sato, who is the focus of attention, started in the 2nd left field called "First in Life".
The first at-bat was a hit in front of the light from pitcher Takahiro Nishimura, the starting pitcher of Nippon-Ham Fighters.
The second at bat that followed was the center fly, but the third at bat was greeted with a no-out first base scene in the 5th inning to chase one point.
Sato carried the slider of pitcher Kenya Suzuki to the light pole and hit a reversal two-run, which was the first professional home run in the actual battle.
After that, he hit a timely two-base in the 4th at bat in the 7th inning, and showed an activity of 3 hits and 3 RBIs in 5 at bats in the first professional external game.
In the match, Hanshin won 8-5, and the first match was decorated with white stars.
Sato said, "I'm glad I couldn't hit a home run because the flight distance was enough. I'd like to start from here and do my best to hit more."
In addition, Director Yano praised, "It was a perfect result. I think it was a home run that I could hit because of my responsiveness."