Yomiuri, who has been missing .300 for five years...Over the past three years, five teams have been hit by .300 batters and NPB dominated by pitchers
Jan 02, 2025
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The KBO League is full of .300 batters, and the Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) is becoming increasingly valuable with a batting average of .300. Since the 2020s, the number of hitters has decreased by 300 every year. Last year, a total of three players, two in the Central League and one in the Pacific League, exceeded the batting average of 300. Yokohama BayStars' Tyler Austin, Yakult Swallows' Domingo Santana and Softbank Hawks' Gondo Genske passed the .300 mark. Austin hit 316 percent, Santana hit 315 percent, and Kondo hit 314 percent.
It is surprising that there is only one Japanese batter who boasts a sophisticated hitting. Kondo stood at the .300 mark for the second consecutive year, following .303 ri in 2023. He ranked first in home runs-runs in the Pacific League in 2023 and first in batting last year. Toshiro Miyazaki (Yokohama), which had recorded .300 for four consecutive years, stopped at .283 last season.
Let's go back 10 years. In 2014, there were 19 hitters with .300. Lee Dae-ho, who was a member of Softbank at the time, scored 30% and ranked sixth in the Pacific League.
Pitchers dominate 'throwers 'throwers 'throwers' rages. It was not that the batters' ability fell, but that the pitching power rose. By adding sophisticated changes to excellent control, the restraint has improved. It is easy to see a pitcher throwing a fast ball of 150 kilometers per hour.
Every year, the best pitchers in Japanese professional baseball enter the Major League and are recognized. Last year, Yamamoto Yoshinobu (LA Dodgers) and Imanaga Shota (Chicago Cubs) went to the U.S. I confirmed that it works right away in the Major League. This year, Tomoyuki Sugano (Baltimore Orioles) and Rocky Sasaki will challenge the major leagues.
Last year, seven of the 12 teams in both leagues maintained the two-point average. Yomiuri ranked first with 2.49. On the other hand, only two teams, Softbank and Yokohama, have a team batting average of over 250. Softbank, which posted 259 percent, is ranked first.
Seven teams have produced .300 batters in the past three years until last year. Hiroshima Carp of the Central League, Chunichi Dragons, Yokohama, Yakult, Softbank and Orix Buffaloes of the Pacific League, Nippon Ham
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However, there are three teams in the 2020s that have no hitters. They are Yomiuri, Chiba Lotte Marines, and Rakuten Eagles.
Last year, Yomiuri reached the top of the Central League. He ranked No. 1 in the league for the first time in four years, and his team batting average was only 247. Yoshikawa Naoki, who posted 287 percent, was the top player in the team. In 2019, Hayato Sakamoto is Yomiuri's last .300 hitter.
Rakuten outfielder Tatsumi Ryosuke was 294 last year and Chiba Lotte catcher Toshiya Sato was 278 in the team 'Top'.
In the KBO League last year, a total of 24 hitters came out. SSG Landers foreign hitter Guillermo Herredia topped the list with a record of 360. Hanwha Eagles An Chi-hong did a chin-up with 30%. In the Major League, a total of seven players exceeded 30%. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers ranked second in the National League with a .301 percent increase in 159 games.
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Reporter Min Chang-ki huelva@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
