Blue Jays Gosuke Katoh contributed to the first starting victory in the 8th second

Gosuke Katoh of the Blue Jays, who was promoted to the Major League Baseball at the age of 27, started for the first time against the Red Sox and contributed to the team's victory by scoring his first goal.

Kato was nominated by the Yankees in the second round at the 2013 draft meeting, and he was 27 years old in his 10th year as a professional player. He started for the first time in the 8th second against the Red Sox.

Kato has been a substitute runner in both of his two appearances so far, and in the third inning, which was his first at-bat in the major leagues, he chose a walk as the lead batter and went to base, and after advancing to second base, he took the lead with a timely hit. I stepped on the home and recorded my first goal.

He was replaced in the 7th inning with a 3-point lead in the second at-bat in the 5th inning, and his first starter was a no-hitter, one walk.

He also double-played in the fourth inning in the first defense of the Major League Baseball.

Red Sox also pitched 1/3 in the final stage of the Red Sox

Red Sox pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura pitched in relief as the fourth player in the 7th inning, 2 outs and first base after Kato retired, and was hit by the first batter. I didn't give it.

He went up to the mound eight times, and after one out, he was hit in front of the left and was carried to the next batter in front of the left. Struck out a missed strikeout with his favorite split.

Pitcher Sawamura threw one-third innings once and hit three hits with no runs, and took one strikeout, with no wins or losses.

In the match, the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 3-2.

Kato "I was able to enter the turn at bat normally."

After the match, Kato, who was 27 years old, was promoted to the major leagues. Regarding his first at-bat in the major leagues, he said, "I was surprised to be able to enter normally. It was the same today. The number of spectators is about 10 times that of the minors, but the actual game on the field is the same. "

On top of that, "I was just thinking about doing my job, and that was to stay out of the ball even if I didn't have a turn at bat for a couple of weeks. I got a walk in the first turn at bat, and that was the final. I'm very happy because it led to one important point. I don't know when the next turn at bat will come, but I want to be well prepared when I come. "