Shosei Togo starts tonight in search of a winning streak. (File photo, Xian Zu’s name/photo)
On April 3, the Rui Shi earthquake in Hualien, with a scale of 7.2, shocked the whole Taiwan. So far, it has caused 10 deaths (as of press time) and 1,099 injuries. In early March, the Yomiuri Giants, who held two games at the Taipei Arena to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the formation of the team, announced that they would donate 10 million yen (approximately NT$2.15 million) from the team’s charity fund to assist in disaster relief. Starting today, they will also play three games in a row with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Start a fundraising campaign.
The Yomiuri Giants played two friendly games against the China Professional Baseball League CITIC Brothers and Rakuten Momozaru. The two brothers attracted 37,890 people to enter the stadium, writing the highest box office in Taiwan baseball history. They felt the enthusiasm. Akihiro defeated Momozaru in the first game and won the single-game MVP. Yuuto repeatedly shouted “I love Taiwan” on the podium and became a hot topic.
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After learning about the Hualien earthquake, the Yomiuri Giants decided to donate money through the team’s social contribution project “G hands”, and then hold the “I Love Taiwan! Come on Taiwan! Emergency Fundraising Event” starting today, before every home game against DeNA. From 2 hours until the end of the 5th inning, donations will be launched inside and outside the Tokyo Dome and at Giants merchandise stores.
In addition, Yomiuri Giant will also sell charity T-shirts to support disaster-stricken areas and T-shirts signed by charity auction players. Details were announced today.
Last night, the Giants came to Taiwan last month to participate in the commemorative test match. Tomoyuki Sugano started 7 games and pitched well. He defeated the Chunichi Dragons 2-0, avoiding being liquidated in 3 consecutive games. The winning rate also returned to 50%, with 3 wins and 3 losses temporarily. Ranking third in the Central League, DeNA currently tops the list with 4 wins and 2 losses.
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The two sides will play three consecutive games at the Tokyo Dome starting today. The first two games will start at 18:00 (17:00 Taiwan time), and Sunday (4/7) will start at 14:00 (13:00 Taiwan time). In tonight’s first game, the Giants will introduce Togo Xiangzheng, who also came to Taiwan to play in the warm-up game and is looking for a winning streak to start the season. DeNA will start with left-hander Katsuki Higashikata.
2024-04-05 00:18:54
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