Rookie pinch hitter who made Hiroshima's heart beat just before losing with two outs in the ninth inning, ERA '0' super-special finish hit triple in 326 games
Rookie pinch hitter who made Hiroshima's heart beat just before losing with two outs in the ninth inning, ERA '0' super-special finish hit triple in 326 games
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The Yomiuri Giants do not have to worry about a backdoor policy this season. Reidel Martinez, a 29-year-old Cuban right-hander, has been hit hard again this year. He moved from the Chunichi Dragons last winter and is recording "0" in every game. He pitched in 23 games and recorded "one win, two holds and 19 saves." He pitched 22 ⅔ innings perfectly, allowing no run since the opening. He has a 100 percent success rate in relief and an earned run average of 0.00. He has only six walks while recording 21 strikeouts. There is a reason why the Yomiuri Giants are paying the highest annual salary of 1.2 billion yen in the Japanese pro baseball league.바카라사이트
He is the best closing pitcher who already achieved the "Japan Dream." For Chunichi, he posted a 0-point ERA for the second consecutive year in 2022-2023. He ranked No. 1 in saves in the Central League in 2022 and 2024. This is the time when Chunichi dropped to last place for the third consecutive year. If he leaves, the situation will end as it is.
A special event happened to Martinez on Sunday. The team played in a home game against the Hiroshima Carp at Kanazawa Prefectural Baseball Stadium in Kanazawa Prefecture.
Save situation in the top of the ninth inning with a 4-1 lead. Martinez took the mound. Hiroshima bench must have prepared himself.
He struck out leadoff hitter Minoru Omori with a swing and miss. With the ball count of 2S, he threw a changeup to a lower course outside the left-handed batter to pull out the bat. His second fastball hit 156 kilometers per hour. The next batter is Masaya Yano. He grounded out to first base. He garnered two outcounts with seven pitches.
Hiroshima's rookie, who is on the verge of losing, caught the eye. Dai Sasaki (22) hit a triple off Martinez with two outs in the ninth inning. He swung at the changeup that was falling low outward from 2B2S. The powerful hit accurately penetrated the right-center field and reached the fence
It rolled over.
Sasaki ran past second base to third base. The audience became buzzy. Yomiuri outfielders must have been embarrassed, too.
It was Martinez's first triple in 326 games. The prospect, who will be responsible for Hiroshima's future, showed his potential. The away team bench briefly forgot about the defeat and cheered.
Martinez threw a 158-kilometer fastball, the highest speed on the day, at bat in Sasaki. Instead of a fastball, which is difficult to hit, Sasaki targeted a breaking ball. "I want to hit a fastball next time," he said. "I gained confidence today," coach Takahiro Arai said, adding, "The batting skills that follow the breaking ball are great."
Martinez gave up 10 hits in 22 games before the game. He only had two long balls.
After graduating from Aoyama University, he became the first-designated player in the 2025 rookie draft. Tomoaki Kanemoto received the uniform number 10 that he wore when he was with Hiroshima. In a media interview, Sasaki said he would aim for the home run champion.
His debut in the first division has been delayed. He played his first game against Yakult Swallows on the 20th. He went out as a seventh-third baseman and retired without a hit in three times at bat. He swung and missed in his last at-bat
He struck out. At the first batter's box in the first inning against Yakult on Tuesday, he hit a double to right field. He reported his first hit in two games and four at-bats. He had two hits on the day. He played in five games as a starter, and made his first appearance as a pinch hitter on Wednesday.