Professional baseball player Hotaka Yamakawa hit a total of 200 home runs in the Rakuten match held in Sendai City on the 26th.
Achieving No. 200 in the 697th game is the fastest for Japanese players.
In the 9th year of Seibu, 30-year-old Yamakawa started in the 4th first in the Rakuten match held at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai City on the 26th, and pitcher Takahisa Hayakawa of Rakuten in the 2nd seat of the 4th inning. From to the middle right, I hit the 23rd solo home run of this season and the 200th home run in total.
Achieving No. 200 in the 697th game was the fastest Japanese player, overtaking 714 games by Koichi Tabuchi and Koji Akiyama.
Through the team, Yamakawa said, "I think the ball I hit is a change-up. I forgot about No. 200 because I was concentrating on the opponent pitcher in the turn at bat. After the home run, let's look at the bench while going around the base. I thought it was. I'm glad I hit it. "