After a swing and miss, the monster batter's face was distorted, Murakami, who was suddenly replaced in 1B1S, injured his side on the first day of his return

Apr 18, 2025

After a swing and miss, the monster batter's face was distorted, Murakami, who was suddenly replaced in 1B1S, injured his side on the first day of his return
Yakurt's monster hitter Murakami played his first game of the season against Hanshin on the 17th. Murakami, who had his first hit in his fourth at-bat in the eighth inning, swung and missed in the ninth inning with one out and second base and was suddenly replaced. I had a recurrence of flank pain. Photo capture = Yakult Swallows SNS



After a swing and miss, the monster batter's face was distorted, Murakami, who was suddenly replaced in 1B1S, injured his side on the first day of his return
Murakami started in the first game of the season as a four-right fielder. He played outfield defense for the first time in right field since joining in 2018. Photo capture = Yakult Swallows SNS
After a swing and miss, the monster batter's face was distorted, Murakami, who was suddenly replaced in 1B1S, injured his side on the first day of his return
Murakami hit 33 home runs last year and became the third home run king. He is off to a bad start this season ahead of his entry into the Major League. Photo capture = Yakult Swallows SNS
The steps have been twisted since day one.

Three weeks after the opening of the regular season, the fourth batter, who played for the first time, is injured again. I swung and missed coolly and my face was distorted due to side pain. He couldn't finish the hit and was replaced immediately. Yakult Swallows' 'Monetaka Murakama (25) is expected to be out of power again. Yakult, without its main gun, fell to last place in the Central League.

The Hanshin Tigers match was held at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on the 17th. At the bottom of the ninth inning, when the score was 4-5, Murakami took the batter's box with two outs and a runner on second base. With one shot, I was able to complete the reversal drama in front of my home fans. I had high expectations because it was Murakami on the first day of my return.




However, a situation that no one expected occurred. At 1B, Hanshin left-hander Suguru Iwazaki poked a 144km/h fastball to the outside high course. Murakami turned the bat like a lightning bolt. A swing and miss. A replacement sign came off the bench a short time later. At the ball count of 1B1S, Yoshihiro Akahane entered as a pinch hitter.

Murakami, who entered the dugout, looked stiff and moved to the locker during the game. Under the circumstances, it can only be seen as an injury. Yakult coach Shingo Takatsu said " (The injury) seems to have recurred. I was waiting for today and looking forward to it, but it's a shame." A very unexpected situation happened.

Murakami is one of the major players in the Japanese professional baseball league. His batting line and his batting line are different from each other. He said the atmosphere of the dugout was different. 무라카미는 지난
After a swing and miss, the monster batter's face was distorted, Murakami, who was suddenly replaced in 1B1S, injured his side on the first day of his return
Zikamoto hit a two-run home run in the 11th inning of extra time. He drove in four hits, including one home run. Photo capture = Hanshin Tigers SNS
He hit 33 home runs and became the third home run king of his career. Yakult is struggling with the early part of the season. Team batting average of 0.194 as of the 17th.

Murakami started the day as the fourth-right fielder. He entered right field for the first time since joining Yakult in 2018. The third baseman is the main position, and he trained for outfield defense last winter. I tried to change with the intention of entering the Major League. Competitiveness increases when both internal and external defense become possible. Japanese media reported that Murakami easily played an unfamiliar outfield defense.

After the end of this season, he plans to challenge for the Major League through the posting system. This is an agreement with the club while signing a three-year contract in the winter of 2022,

Murakami struck out swinging in the first and third innings in a row. He struck out three pitches in the third inning. He hit a ground ball to the first base in the sixth inning and hit a left-handed hit in his fourth at-bat in the eighth inning. One hit and two strikeouts in four at-bats.




Yakult added one point after Murakami was replaced thanks to an opponent's infield defense error. At 5-5, the game went to extra time. He lost 5-7 in the 11th inning by allowing two runs. Hanshin No. 1 Koji Chikamoto hit a two-run home run. Yakult, who has lost three consecutive games, fell to the bottom.

After a swing and miss, the monster batter's face was distorted, Murakami, who was suddenly replaced in 1B1S, injured his side on the first day of his return
After losing three consecutive games, Yakult fell to last place in the Central League. Photo capture = Hanshin Tigers SNS
Murakami previously played in five games in the second division, recording six hits in 12 at-bats. He recovered smoothly and came up to the first team, but he was struck on the first day.

The final season of a three-year contract. I have to show a lot of things, but injuries keep holding me back.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.