Masanao Yoshida of the Major League Baseball Red Sox hit a home run in an exhibition game against the Braves held in Fort Myers, Florida on the 7th, starting as the No. 3 left fielder.
This is Yoshida's first home run in his seventh game.
In his first at-bat of the 1st inning, with two outs and no runners on, Yoshida entered the at-bat and took advantage of the second pitch, a sweet slider thrown by Elder, the pitcher for the Braves who won 12 games last season, and carried it to right-center field. He hit the leadoff solo home run.
He hit a short liner in his second at-bat in the third inning, and a strikeout in his third at-bat in the fifth inning, but he hit his first home run in his seventh exhibition game.
Regarding his home run, Yoshida said, ``It hit me a little bit, but I swung through it well. I hope I can make more swings like this.''
He is also scheduled to participate in an exhibition game against the Rays in the Dominican Republic on the 9th and 10th, and said, ``This is my first time going to this country, and it's a country where baseball is popular, so I hope I can have a variety of experiences.'' I did.