Professional baseball Nippon Ham pitcher Ponce achieved a no-hitter no-run match against Softbank at the Sapporo Dome on the 27th.
This is the 87th and 98th no-hitter in professional baseball history since Orix's Yoshinobu Yamamoto achieved it on June 18th.
It will be the fifth achievement this season.
It is the first time in 82 years since 1940 that five pitchers achieved a no-hitter in a season.
It is the first time in 82 years since 1940 when five pitchers achieved no hits and no runs in a season, and it is the highest number.
This season, Lotte's Aki Sasaki achieved a no-hitter in a perfect game on April 10th, Softbank's Higashihama pitcher on May 11th, DeNA's Shota Imanaga on June 7th, June 18th. Orix pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has achieved it on the day, and Nippon-Ham pitcher Ponce is the fifth.