Sadami Ogata, the 99th Superintendent General, appeared on the first pitch.When he was introduced over the ballpark announcements, there was a roar from the stadium.
After politely greeting the starter, Akaboshi, he waited behind the mound until the announcement was made.When he received the signal, he took a swing and threw a pitch with all his might.The ball regrettably bounced one way, but Taku Egawa, who was commentating on the live broadcast, said: ‘You threw it as if you had experience in baseball.
The game was part of a special fraud awareness campaign to mark Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day.When Ogata finished pitching, he saluted first base, third base and the outfield on the mound, and there was loud applause from the audience.
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Giants-Chunichi (Sep 16th, Tokyo Dome).
Sadami Ogata, the 99th Superintendent General, appeared on the first pitch.When he was introduced over the ballpark announcements, there was a roar from the stadium.
After politely greeting the starter, Akaboshi, he waited behind the mound until the announcement was made.When he received the signal, he took a swing and threw a pitch with all his might.The ball regrettably bounced one way, but Taku Egawa, who was commentating on the live broadcast, said: ‘You threw it as if you had experience in baseball.
The game was part of a special fraud awareness campaign to mark Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day.When Ogata finished pitching, he saluted first base, third base and the outfield on the mound, and there was loud applause from the audience.