The second round of the professional baseball All-Star game was held in Sendai City, 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and All Pacific beat All Central 4 to 3 with the help of local Rakuten players.

Round 2 of the All-Star Game was held at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai City, 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.



In the match, All Central played twice, and Hanshin rookie Teruaki Sato hit the first solo home run from pitcher Hiroya Miyagi.



In the back, All Pacific, Orix Yutaro Sugimoto hit a solo home run and caught up immediately, and in the 3rd inning, local Rakuten Hiroaki Shimauchi hit 2 points in a timely manner to win 3 to 1.



After this, the score was tied, but in the 8th inning, Shimauchi made his second timely hit and All Pacific won the match 4-3.



Shimauchi was selected as the MVP.



In between the innings of this match, an event was held in which the players and spectators put up a message card stating their thoughts and gratitude for the recovery from the earthquake.

MVP Rakuten Shimauchi "I'm glad I became a hero at this place"

Hiroaki Shimauchi of Rakuten, who was selected as the MVP of the second round of the All-Star Game, said, "I was nervous at the first All-Star, but the atmosphere of the Pacific League was good, so I would like to participate again."



And about the holding in Sendai, which is 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, "10 years after the earthquake, I am also 10 years professional. I am glad that I could be a hero in this place. I would like to liven up professional baseball with everyone's power." I was talking.

Hanshin Sato of the Fighting Award "Grandparents living in Miyagi also came and did their best"

Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers, who was selected for the second round of the fighting award, revealed that his grandparents living in Miyagi were rushing to cheer him on. I played with all my heart. I'm very happy to hit the home run I was aiming for, "he said with joy.



He said, "I had come to see professional baseball in several games when I was little, and today my grandparents were there, so I did my best, and I thought baseball was interesting again."