Finally, the Central League, which disappeared as a .300 hitter, fell to an average batting average of 0.239
Aug 06, 2024
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Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshihiro Maru (35) raised his batting average for the season to .35 percent against the Hanshin Tigers on July 30. He hit consecutive hits in the first and third innings, making two hits in four at-bats. The next day, on July 31, he had no hits in four at-bats and fell to 301 percent, and on August 1, the last day of the three consecutive games, he marked no hits in three at-bats to reach 299 percent. The following three consecutive games with Yakult Swallows went in a similar trend. He slowed down to three hits in 12 at-bats.
As of the 5th, there are no .300 batters in the Japanese professional baseball Central League. Maru, who recorded 297 (104 hits in 350 at-bats) in 96 games, is the top of the 20 players who have filled the regular at-bats. Last year, he was sluggish at 244 (94 hits in 385 at-bats), but he returned as the center hitter of the Yomiuri Giants.
Yakult foreign hitter Domingo Santana has a record of 315 (82 hits in 260 at-bats), but he is below the standard. Santana, who was the No. 1 hitter, has been out of power for a month. He left on July 5 due to injury after playing against the Yomiuri Giants.
In this season, when the superpower 'throwing hitter'throwing hitter' is driven, .300 hitters are on the verge of disappearing.
Seiya Hosokawa of the Chunichi Dragons is 294 (106 hits in 360 at-bats) and Kaito Jojo of the Hiroshima Carp is following the floor with 290 (101 hits in 348 at-bats). There are only two batters who maintain the 290 level. Both players ran 30% until the middle and second half of the first half and then fell to the 20% level.
For the Hanshin Tigers, Teruaki Sato is 275 (79 hits in 287) and Hideki Nagaoka is 275 (100 hits in 364) for Yakult, ranking first in the team.
The number of hitters is decreasing by .300 every year.
Last season, three .300 hitters came out. Toshiro Miyazaki (Yokohama) scored 326 (133 hits in 408 at-bats), Ryoma Nishikawa (127 hits in 416 at the time) and Santana (340 hits in 467 at-bats). Four people exceeded 30% in 2022, seven in 2021, and eight in 2020.
Naturally, the average batting average in the league also fell.
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Meanwhile, the Pacific League has two .300 hitters. Kondo Kenske (Softbank) is .323 (105 hits in 325 at-bats) and Toshiya Sato (Chiba Lotte) is .30 (86 hits in 287 at-bats).
In the KBO League, 25 players exceeded 30% by the 5th. SSG Landers' Guillermo Herredia ranks first with 361 runs (1382 hits in 382).
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