Munetaka Murakami from Kumamoto City, the fourth player in professional baseball and Yakult, hit No. 55 home run, the most among Japanese players alongside Mr. Sadaharu Oh, in the game on the night of the 13th.
In Kumamoto City, voices of joy and hopes for a new record were heard.
Murakami started in the Giants match at Jingu Stadium on the night of the 13th as No. 4 and 3rd, and hit No. 54 solo home run in the second at-bat in four innings.
In addition, in the 5th at-bat of the 9th inning, he hit a No. 55 three-run home run.
The 55 home runs in a season is the most recorded by a Japanese player, which was set by Sadaharu Oh of the giant in 1964, and Murakami equaled Mr. Oh's record for the first time in 58 years.
The professional baseball record is 60 hit by Valentin of Yakult in 2013, and it will attract a lot of attention how much Murakami will increase the number of home runs in the remaining 15 games.
In Kumamoto City, his hometown, Murakami's feat brought joy and voices of hope for further record breaking.
A man in his 60s from Kumamoto City said, "Wang is like a god for baseball fans, but I think it's really amazing that he's trying to break the record of such a person."
A woman in her 80s from Kumamoto City said, "I think it's amazing that homeruns are coming out one after another. I'm proud of Kumamoto."
A man in his thirties from Kumamoto City also expressed his expectations, saying, "Murakami is a junior at Kyushu Gakuin, so I'm happy to have achieved No. 55. I definitely want him to achieve No. 60."