Rookie, who bowed his head even after his first professional hit, injured Yomiuri's No. 4 hitter with bad pitches (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)

May 07, 2025

Rookie, who bowed his head even after his first professional hit, injured Yomiuri's No. 4 hitter with bad pitches (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Yomiuri rookie infielder Urata. On the 6th, he reported his first professional hit in the ninth inning against Hanshin. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS



Rookie, who bowed his head even after his first professional hit, injured Yomiuri's No. 4 hitter with bad pitches (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Yomiuri Okamoto injured his left arm in the first inning of the match against Hanshin on the 6th. Okamoto in pain lying on the ground. Photo capture = Sports Nippon
Rookie, who bowed his head even after his first professional hit, injured Yomiuri's No. 4 hitter with bad pitches (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Yomiuri No. 4 hitter Okamoto was out of power due to an injury. On the 6th, he injured his left arm in the first inning of the match against the Hanshin Tigers. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
Yomiuri Giants Urata??Ske (23) made his first appearance against the Hanshin Tigers on the 5th. On the first day of the three consecutive games at Tokyo Dome, he went to first base with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning as a pinch hitter. Hanshin Yuasa Atsuki hit a fastball of 144km/h at the first pitch, which became a ground ball to shortstop. 6-4-3 double play. The rookie infielder's first at-bat in the first division, who joined with the second nomination of a rookie, ended in vain. On this day, the Yomiuri Giants lost 1 to 10.

For Urata, the match on the 6th was meaningful. He made his first start as a third baseman and reported his first hit as a professional. He retired with three consecutive at-bats and hit an infield hit in the ninth inning. His first hit came in two games and five at-bats. But he couldn't laugh at all.

Following Yakult Swallows' 'Monetaka Murakami (25), Okamoto Kazuma (29), the fourth batter of the Yomiuri Giants, left due to injury. The two big guns, who have won the Central League home run title three times (joint first in 2021) for five years from 2020, will not be available for the time being. As well as his team's performance, there are major variables in the home run race.




On the 6th, the worst happened once in the Hanshinjeon. In the top of the first inning, Hanshin No. 2 Nakano buntted to send to the third baseman with no outs and no outs. Third baseman Urata caught the ball and threw it at first baseman Okamoto. At this time, the batter Nakano, who was sprinting to first base, collided with Okamoto. Okamoto collapsed, holding onto his left arm with his right hand. He couldn't get up for a while, but he left the ground with a firm face.

Manager Abe Shinnosuke "He went to the hospital and was examined. A diagnosis was made that the left elbow muscle was damaged. It could be a long-term departure." Okamoto said through the club, `I'll try to come back as soon as possible,' but he will need time to return.

Urata's bad pitch was the starting point of the injury. If Okamoto had given up the ball that fell to the right, he would have gone over without injury. As a professional player, I had no choice but to move instinctively.




Rookie, who bowed his head even after his first professional hit, injured Yomiuri's No. 4 hitter with bad pitches (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Morisita, who had two hits and three RBIs against Hanshin on the 6th, including a home run. Photo capture = Hanshin Tigers SNS
Urata says "It happened by my mistake. I apologized to Okamoto" he said. Okamoto encouraged the junior who blamed himself through messenger. Urata's father and brother watched the game from the stands.

Okamoto is a Yomiuri flagship hitter who does not need an explanation. This year, he was starting as the fourth batter in 32 games and all games since the opening game. He is batting .308 (3rd), has eight homers (2nd), and has 25 RBIs (3rd).

Okamoto's main position is third baseman. Since last year, he has played first and third basemen at the same time. Outfield defense is also possible. He played as third baseman and wore first baseman mitts for the first time in seven games since the match against Hanshin on April 27. Coincidentally, a rookie player was injured on the first day of his first appearance as a third baseman.




Yomiuri, who lost his main gun in the first inning, shook his head again. Starting pitcher Haruto Inoue was replaced after allowing six runs (two earned) in three innings. The defensive errors and the concentration of the batters were disappointing. He had nine hits and only scored one point. Kai Takuya's one-run homer was the only run.

After a 1-7 defeat, the Yomiuri Giants came down to second place behind the Hanshin Tigers. He was humiliated in the home game of the Tokyo Dome against Hanshin this season.

Even the fourth batter was injured in the match against Hanshin. To make matters worse.

Rookie, who bowed his head even after his first professional hit, injured Yomiuri's No. 4 hitter with bad pitches (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Sato, who leads the central league home run-run, hit 11 home runs as of the 6th. Photo capture = Hanshin Tigers SNS
Murakami was injured before Okamoto. Murakami, who played for the first time in the Hanshin match on April 17 after rehabilitation, was canceled the next day. I had a recurrence of flank pain during the strike. 1 for 4. This is Murakami's batting record this season.

As of the 6th, Hanshin's fourth batter, Teruaki Sato, is the home run (11) and the first in RBIs (31). If the absence of Okamoto and Murakami is prolonged, a new home run king may emerge.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.