The 'Hanshin Signage' that destroyed Jung Hae-young in Premier 12 has changed the No. 1 hitting position in NPB

The 'Hanshin Signage' that destroyed Jung Hae-young in Premier 12 has changed the No. 1 hitting position in NPB

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The "genius" of Shota Morishita (25) of the Hanshin Tigers in the Japanese professional baseball (NPB) has once again been confirmed.

At a home game against the Yakult Swallows at Nishinomiya City Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sunday, Morishita started the game as the third batter, and made two hits in four at-bats (one homer), one run and one RBI. Although his team lost 2-5, Morishita achieved multi hits by hitting left-handed at bat for the first time in the first inning, and by hitting a solo homer in the fourth inning. Having made multi hits in three of the last five games, Morishita's batting average rose to 0.317 (38 hits in 120 at-bats) after the game against the Yakult.

Nikkan Sports, a Japanese media outlet, said, "Morishita has risen to No. 1 in batting average in the league for the first time this season with two hits in four times at bat." As of the 4th, a total of six NPB Central League hitters are making .300. Of these, four (Naoki Yoshikawa, Kazuma Okamoto, Takuya Kai, and Kakuto Wakabayashi) are so concentrated that they belong to the Yomiuri Giants that Morishita has stood tall at the forefront of hitting the Central League by defending the pride of the "Tiger Corps." Not only that, but he and Yoshikawa also tied for first place in the most hits category. "I didn't have a 'this is it' in me," Morishita said. "I think I can maintain a high batting average because I have some modifications in each at-bat."

Morisita, who joined the team in 2022, instantly became the team's leading hitter. He had a batting average of 0.275 with 16 homers and 73 RBIs in 129 games last season. He is leading the "Tiger Corps" along with Teruaki Sato and Yusuke Omaya. At the Premier 12 held in 2024, he also hit a two-run home run against Jeong Hae-young of the Kia Tigers. 스포츠토토

Morisita showed his ambition to win the title of batting champion when signing his contract in December last year, but continued his strides toward the goal. Notably, Morisita's "natural enemy" image has been cemented as his batting average against Yakult reached 0.419 (13 hits in 31 times at bat) this season.