Yoshiyuki Kamei, a 38-year-old professional baseball giant, hit a goodbye home run for the first time in history at the opening game of this season with DeNA on the night of the 26th.

Kamei entered the turn at bat as the lead batter in the bottom of the 9th inning, when the giant was overtaken by two points and became 7-7.



Then, with DeNA's closer, pitcher Kazuki Mishima carried the third slider thrown from one ball and one strike to the light stand and became a goodbye home run, and the giant won the game 8 to 7.



Kamei is the first player in the history of professional baseball to hit a walk-off home run in the opening game of the season.

Kamei "It's just started, but this is the number one hit"

After the match, Kamei said, "It's just started, but this was the number one hit." He said, "I wanted to win the opening round. That helped me. I have experienced it. I will exert my strength in such a place. The experience I have gained has helped me. "



In addition, Tatsunori Hara said, "I didn't have much good points in the open game, but it was good to appear in such a scene. It was wonderful. Kamei decided at the end in many ways. It was a home run. ”I was complimenting the veteran.