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| High school rookie Ishimi, who played as a shortstop against Doosan on the 27th and hit two consecutive timely hits. This was Ishimi's debut game in the first division. Photo courtesy = Sports Nippon |
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| Lee Si-mi hit a timely triple in the seventh inning and a timely hit in the middle of the eighth inning. Photo capture = Softbank Hawks SNS |
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| A game against Softbank at Ivy Stadium in Miyazaki, Japan, on the 27th. Doosan players, who lost 9-0, are having a meeting after the game. Miyazaki(Japan) = Reporter Park Jae-man |
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Softbank Hawks rookie Ishimi Soma (19) hit two hits in his first-team debut. He appeared with the "One Piece" sticker on the back of his helmet and hit two timely hits. However, the other team is the Doosan Bears. Coach Hiroki Kokubo (54) said in an interview after the game, "It was shocking. I felt that I had excellent hitting ability. It was a rare scene these days" he praised.
It is also great that a high school graduate rookie played in the first-team game at Softbank, which has a strong playing base. It deserves to be a hot topic because he took advantage of both scoring chances. Lee Si-mi started spring camp in Group C, passed Group B, and joined Group A. He clearly made his presence known in the first game of the first team.
A practice game against Doosan held at the Ivy Stadium in Miyazaki on the 27th. Ishima, who replaced shortstop in the sixth inning of defense, took his first at-bat in the seventh inning with a 1-0 lead. first base with no outs. Doosan right-hander Park Ji-ho hit a fastball in the middle of the first pitch to make it a triple.
When the ball passed through the left-center and flowed to the fence, he ran past second base. Head first sliding to third base. The dugout coach Kokubo watched this scene with a smile.
His second at-bat in the eighth inning, when he was hit at first and third bases with no outs. In the full count, he scored a timely hit against Doosan's Park Chi-guk. He timed his 125km/h breaking ball and aimed for it. After two strikes, he responded calmly without shaking. Softbank, which added one point, continued its 6-0 lead.
Born June 2006, 1 m 76-74 kg, rightu lefta. Ishimi joined as the fifth pick of the rookie draft. He was called the third wildebeest.
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| Softbank match held at Ivy Stadium in Miyazaki, Japan, on the 27th. Doosan Cave is regretful as he faces the front of the well-hit Tagugya fielder. Miyazaki(Japan) = Reporter Park Jae-man |
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'Legend' is a graduate of Ichiro Suzuki's Nagoya Meiden High School. It is said that he received guidance from Ichiro, a senior who visited his alma mater last year. He has participated in the Koshien competition every year since he was a freshman in high school. He competed in the summer of 2022-2023 and the spring of 2024. In the winter of his second year of high school, he changed his position from outfielder to shortstop.
Softbank is the strongest team in the Pacific League and is aiming to win the championship every year. In the rookie draft held in October last year, a total of 19 people were selected, including 13 nurturing players. Among the 12 Japanese professional baseball teams, it is the only team that runs up to the fourth division. While focusing on fostering, fill the gaps with external FA. Every season, fierce competition takes place, and every year, top rookie designated players leave the team. Isimi is off to a good start.
He left a strong impact on the batting on the day, but he made a defensive mistake. He said "I got a bad pitch because of my bad pitching posture", he reflected.
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| Yang Eui-ji, who played as a catcher against Softbank on the 27th. Miyazaki(Japan) = Reporter Park Jae-man |
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When asked about his goal in his first year as a member of the team, Isimi said, `I want to say that I will play in the first team, but my goal in the first year is to enter the top lineup in the second team.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
