"Aiming for home runs in every at-bat" Born as an all-star → Team 1 dramatically blocked the first place
"Aiming for home runs in every at-bat" Born as an all-star → Team 1 dramatically blocked the first place
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Takeya Nakamura, a former member of the Premier 12 national team, has finally been named an All-Star. He is the oldest designated hitter in the history of All-Star games. It is Nakamura's 10th All-Star game.메이저사이트
NPB announced the results of its All-Star fan voting on Tuesday. Nakamura beat Gregory Polanco (Chiba Lotte Marines), Franmil Reyes (Nipponham Fighters), Leandro Cedeno (Orix Buffaloes) and Adam Walker (Softbank Hawks) to rank No. 1 in the Pacific League designated hitter category with a total of 632,192 votes. Nakamura will play at his 10th All-Star Game with Yuki Yanagita (Softbank).
Nakamura has a batting average of 0.191 with seven homers and 14 RBIs in 54 games this year. Although his performance was poor, he still boasted his popularity as he was named an All-Star at the age of 40. According to a report by the Japanese sports daily Sports Nippon, a 40-year-old player has been named an All-Star through fan voting. In the designated hitter category alone, this is a new record that exceeds Tuffy Rose's record of 39 years old in 2008.
When Nakamura heard the news of No. 1 fan vote, he looked surprised and said, "I'm happy. I will swing for home runs." This is the aspiration of a batter who holds the record of overwhelming No. 1 home run. Nakamura has 478 home runs in his career. Nakata Sho (Junichi Dragons), who ranks second in active baseball, has 306 and Sakamoto Hayato (Yomiuri Giants), who ranks third, has 292.
"Last year, we were chosen by team vote, and I am more pleased with the one who was chosen by fan vote. I want to swing as much as I want for home runs in every at-bat. I will show you how healthy I play." This year's All-Star Game in Japanese pro baseball will be held in Sconfield Hokkaido, Nippon Ham's home stadium, and Jingu Stadium, Yakult Swallows' home stadium, on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Nakamura's largest number of votes as a designated hitter also means that he stopped Nippon Ham from sweeping the top spot. "Nakamura, who is 40 years old, will play his 10th All-Star game as he ranked No. 1 in the designated hitter category. He stopped Nippon Ham from dominating the top spot in all categories," the Japanese sports daily Sports Nippon reported on Sunday.
At Nippon Ham, starting pitcher Sakya Yamasaki, intermediate pitcher Ryusei Kawano, closing pitcher Seiji Tanaka, catcher Yuya Tamiya, first baseman Ariel Martinez, second baseman Daigo Kamikawa-bata, third baseman Yuya Gunji, shortstop Tatsuki Mizuno, and outfielder Jusei Manami ranked first in fan voting.
In the designated hitter category alone, "Nipponham's strength" slowed down, and Nakamura stopped the first team from monopolizing the top spot. Softbank's Kondo Kenske and Yanagita ranked second and third in the outfield category for three players.