Japan’s 56th homerun giant Munetaka Murakami kept the spirit of ending the semi-finals.
Murakami started as a third baseman in the 2023 WBC (World Baseball Classic) final against the United States held at Londipo Park in Miami, Florida, on the 22nd (Korean time), and drew an arch from the first at-bat.
Murakami came up with the lead in the second inning, trailing 0-1, and hit a tying solo home run off American starter Merrill Kelly.토토사이트 Upon his appearance, he properly attacked Kelly’s first pitch, 92.4 mph, four-seam fastball, and went over the right-middle wall.
Murakami, who hit 56 home runs last year and won the home run title, fell into a severe batting slump in this tournament, but led the team to the final with a dramatic come-from-behind double in the ninth inning in the semifinal match against Mexico the previous day. And in the first at-bat of the finals, he kept that spirit intact.