Akira Neo, who announced that he will become a pitcher in professional baseball and Chunichi, has risen to the mound for the first time after he announced at the Giants match held in Nagoya on the 19th.
Neo started as an outfielder this season, but last month he experienced the first pitching of the 1st army as a pitcher who was active in high school, and Kazuyoshi Tatsunami announced that he would turn to a pitcher after the exchange war.
On the 19th, Neo went up to the mound for the first time after announcing his conversion from 2 outs in the 9th inning, which was a 4-point lead in the giant game held at Vantelin Dome Nagoya, the home of Nagoya City.
When called "Pitcher Neo", more than 30,000 fans cheered and showed the most excitement of the day.
Neo played against giant No. 4 Kazuma Okamoto, attacking the fastest ball with a maximum speed of 151 km, striking out and getting off the mound.
In the scene of the runner's first base, Neo was expected to enter the turn at bat and play a dual wield style of pitching, but this was suppressed by the giant and was struck out by a large number of pitchers.
In the match, Chunichi lost to the giant 3 to 5 and the winning streak stopped, but the fans' warm applause was sent to the popular player Neo from the local area until the end.