The first round of the professional baseball all-star game was held at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka City, and in the 9th inning of the tie, Nippon-Ham Fighter Kotaro Kiyomiya hit a home run and All Pacific won the goodbye 3-2.
The first round started with Tomohisa Ohzeki, pitcher of the local Softbank, All Pacific, and Koyo Aoyagi, pitcher of Hanshin Tigers, all central.
All Central took the lead with the sacrifice fly of No. 3 DeNA Shugo Maki in the first inning, and in the second inning, No. 6 Chunichi Viciedo hit a solo home run to lead 2-0.
On the other hand, in All Pacific, No. 4 Seibu and Hotaka Yamakawa hit a dynamic solo home run to close the gap by one point, and in the 6th inning, hits and walks made 2 outs, and No. 7 Orix and Yuma Mune. Ma hit a timely hit and caught up with the tie.
In the 9th inning with a tie, Nippon-Ham Kiyomiya, who participated in the middle of the game from 2 outs, hit a solo home run, and All Pacific won the goodbye 3-2.
Kiyomiya, a goodbye home run, was selected as the MVP = Most Valuable Player.
The second round of the All-Star Game will be held at Bocchan Stadium in Matsuyama City on the 27th, with Hiroki Tokoda of Hiroshima starting for All Central and Roki Sasaki of Lotte for All Pacific.
MVP Kiyomiya "I am the most surprised"
Kotaro Kiyomiya of Nippon-Ham, who was selected as the MVP of the first round of the All-Star game, said about the goodbye home run, "I was most surprised because I didn't think I would enter. I was aiming for a home run. Mr. Morishita threw me straight all the time, so I think I was able to respond to it with a full swing. "
On top of that, for the second round of Matsuyama City on the 27th, I am enthusiastic that "I would like to play as hard as I can tomorrow while I am happy to be able to do it among such star players." did.
Fighting player Yamakawa "It was the most fun I've ever had"
Hotaka Yamakawa, who was selected as a fighting player with two hits in four at bats, including a solo home run in the first round of the All-Star Game, said, "I was convinced that I was a home run the moment I hit it. I was happy that I was able to pose, "he commented through the team's public relations.
He also commented on the scene where he fell to a short grounder with a chance to win the second base and second base in the fourth at bat of the 7th inning with a tie. But. "
After the match, he said, "Today's All-Star game was the most fun I've ever had. I'm always aiming for a home run because I want to give dreams to baseball boys and girls." rice field.