Players from both leagues showed their enthusiasm at an online press conference before the exchange match between the Central League and Pacific League teams in professional baseball began on the 25th for the first time in two years.
The professional baseball exchange game was canceled last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but this will be held for the first time in two years from the 25th.
A press conference was held online on the 24th, and one player from each of the 12 teams participated, including pre-recording.
Among the players who participated in the pre-recording, Yakult's Munetaka Murakami, who has hit 13 home runs that will be the top of the Central League, will play 23 games since the start of this season as a pitcher who wants to play in the Pacific League. I gave pitcher Seibu and Kaima Taira with no runs in a row.
Pitcher Murakami said, "I throw a powerful ball that is fast and quick. I think it's a great pitcher and I always watch videos."
In addition, Seibu and Kona Takahashi, who have been doing well with five wins so far, gave Hanshin, the leader of the Central League, to the team they want to play against, saying, "Teruaki Sato has hit a home run in the open game, so I want to try again next time." I was hoping for an official match against a rookie who was hitting 10 home runs.
On the other hand, among the players who participated in the live broadcast, Teruaki Sato of Hanshin gave pitchers of the same grade Orix and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the pitchers who wanted to play, "All balls are first-class, so strike out or home run, full swing. I want to compete. "
Lotte's No. 4 Hisanori Yasuda said he was looking forward to playing at various stadiums and was enthusiastic that he would like to fight with his own swing without being confused by changes in the environment.
In the 16th exchange game, the team with the highest winning percentage among the 12 teams will be the "winner".
However, if the entire schedule cannot be completed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the team with the highest winning rate as of the end of next month will be the "winner".