Professional baseball pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto achieved a no-hit no-run in the Seibu match held at Berna Dome in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture on the 18th.
This is the 86th and 97th no-hitter in professional baseball since DeNA's pitcher Shota Imanaga achieved it on the 7th of this month.
This season will be the fourth achievement.
Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is 23 years old from Okayama prefecture.
He joined Miyakonojo High School in Miyazaki Prefecture in 2017 in 4th place in the draft.
In his second year as a pro, he took 32 holds in the league second place in the middle reliever, and in the third year when he turned to the starting lineup, he won the title with the highest ERA with an ERA of 1.95.
He took 149 strikeouts and won the title of the most strikeouts.
In the fifth year of last season, from May, he marked 15 consecutive victories without losing and won four titles in the pitcher division including the most wins with 18 wins and 5 losses, and the team's 25 as an absolute ace. It became the driving force for the league championship for the first time in a year.
He also won the "Sawamura Award" for the most active starter complete game pitcher and was selected as the Pacific League MVP after the season.
Pitcher Yamamoto has a fastball with a head and a straight with momentum. This season, he started 11 games up to this season with 6 wins and 3 losses and an ERA of 1.72.