Hayato Sakamoto.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] In the Japanese professional warm-up match, the 34-year-old star Hayato Sakamoto of the Yomiuri Giants played in the 6th inning today and hit a hit in the 7th inning. Defeated Lotte Golden Eagles 5-2.

Before today's game, Hayato Sakamoto's batting average was only 0.065 in the warm-up match.

Today, Hayato Sakamoto was not ranked in the starting list by the Giants. He played in the 6th inning and was selected for a walk. In the 7th inning, he hit Rakuten rookie Sho Watanabe and hit three and Yuma through hits, 23 hits apart.

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Hayato Sakamoto has played 13 games in the warm-up match, with 39 bats and 32 at-bats. He only had 3 hits and no sluggers. His batting average was only 0.094.

Hayato Sakamoto was affected by injuries last season and only played 83 games in a single season, which is the fewest since his 4 games in the 2007 rookie season.

Last year, Hayato Sakamoto had 5 home runs, 33 RBIs and a batting average of 286.

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