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My first visit to MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima (広島市民球場) featured the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and my Yakult Swallows. I saw these two play in Tokyo three years prior. In both cases the visiting team won. The Carp are in the Central League so the pitchers bat. (The other league uses a DH like the American League in MLB.) In today’s photo you can see the Carp pitcher, Kan Otake, bat. It was an amazing at bat for a pitcher. He worked the count from 0-2 to 3-2, fouled off numerous pitches with a 3-2 count, and then finally made an out.

Posted on June 29th, 2013 under Japan • Tags: baseball, hiroshima, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Lens, Nikon D600. • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed