Sho Nakata, who transferred from professional baseball / Nippon-Ham to a giant by free trade, received encouragement from Shigeo Nagashima, the honorary director for life before the DeNA match at Tokyo Dome, and hit a two-run home run, which will be his first hit after the transfer. I did.
Nakata was suspended from the team on the 4th of this month when he was playing at Nippon-Ham Fighters, and was transferred to the Giants by free trade, and was registered as a player in the 1st Army on the 21st.
Honorary coach Nagashima visited the match against DeNA on the 22nd at Tokyo Dome, and Nakata met with coach Tatsunori Hara.
Then, Nagashima's lifelong honorary director encouraged me, "I came today because I want to support you though there are various things. I will do my best to win the Giants in 50 more games."
Nakata started for the first time after the transfer in 5th and first, but missed the first at bat and struck out the second at bat against DeNA starting pitcher Shota Imanaga, and fell to the second fly.
Even so, in the third at-bat, which came in seven innings to chase three points, he hit a two-run home run, which was his first hit after the transfer from pitcher Imanaga, and when he returned to the bench, he received a blessing from his teammates and smiled.
In this match, Nakata had 1 hit and 2 RBIs in 4 at bats, and the team drew 4-4.
Nakata commented on the turn at bat that hit the home run, "I went crazy. I was thinking of trying my swing when I came to a sweet place. I'm really grateful to the fans of the stadium for their applause and support. This is natural. I was happy because it wasn't about that. "
And about receiving encouragement from Nagashima Lifetime Honorary Director, "I was very nervous. I was really grateful for the handshake and the words" Do your best. "Today, I can't forget the home run in many ways. It will be one day. "
In addition, Nagashima's lifelong honorary director said, "It was a home run that changed the flow. It is true that you can hit a perfect shot in that scene. It is a true strong hitter. I want the team to come together and aim for victory. "
Director Nippon-Ham Kuriyama "Continue to give back with your current feelings"
Regarding the fact that Sho Nakata, who transferred from professional baseball / Nippon-Ham to the giant by free trade, hit a two-run home run, Nippon-Ham's director Hideki Kuriyama said, "Although there are criticisms, giant fans and baseball fans said,'Nakada was good.' Today's home run was good in that sense because I had to end the season in a way that made me think. I think it was the start of giving back to various people, but I will continue to give back without forgetting my current feelings I want to tell you to do it. "
The match is a draw
Giants vs. DeNA drew 4-4.
The giant caught up with Nakata's No. 1 two-run and Wheeler's No. 11 solo home run, which was the first starter after transferring from Nippon-Ham in the 7th inning of 1 to 4.
In DeNA, starting pitcher Imanaga kept the hits to 2 hits and 1 goal up to 6 times, but he was caught in 7 times.