Rare Occurrence: Giants’ Kitamura Makes History as Infielder Turned Pitcher

2023-09-02 12:21:30

Giants Kitamura pitched as a fielder

■ DeNA ー Giants (2nd, Yokohama)

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The Giants pitched infielder Takumi Kitamura once morest DeNA at Yokohama Stadium on the 2nd. In the 8th inning, trailing by 8 points, he came up to the mound as 8th and marked the fastest 140km/h. Yamamoto took one shot, but held it down to one goal.

Although common in the major leagues, pitching as a fielder is rare in Japan. In NPB, it was the first time in three years since the infielder Daiki Masuda of the giant pitched in the Hanshin match (Koshien) on August 7, 2020.

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