There is a generation known as the “golden generation” in the history of professional baseball, and when you think of the golden generation, the first thing that comes to mind is the 1988 generation. Kenta Maeda of Tohoku Rakuten, who returned to NPB this season, will be pitching for the first time, and the “Golden Generation Showdown” will already be realized. In the second inning, Fukuoka Softbank’s Yuki Yanagida was forced into two pitches, but he responded well to splitting to the outlaw and hit a hit to left field. Furthermore, in the 3rd inning, he made a timely hit to tie the game from 1st and 2nd base with 2 outs and to right field!! Yuki Yanagita won his first showdown of the season with his 2nd consecutive hit at bat!!
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