Professional baseball pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano achieved a total of 200 saves at the age of 38, the oldest in history, in the DeNA match held at Yokohama Stadium on the night of the 2nd.
Pitcher Hirano went up to the mound with the third person in the 9th inning with a 2-point lead, and made 2 outs with a strikeout and an infield grounder.
He also struck out from the last batter and scored his 15th save this season, achieving a total of 200 saves in professional baseball.
Achieved at 38 years and 2 months is the oldest in history.
After the match, pitcher Hirano said, "I didn't think I could come this far. It was a record that I could never achieve by myself, so I would like to thank everyone who was really involved and all the fans who support me. Thanks also. Thank you. "
Pitcher Hirano is 38 years old from Kyoto prefecture.
He joined Orix in 2006, won the title of Best Intermediary in 2011, and in 2014, he made the most saves with 40 saves, which was the Pacific League record at that time. rice field.
Last season, when he returned to Orix for the first time in four years after playing in the major leagues, he scored 29 saves as a restraint and contributed significantly to the league title for the first time in 25 years.