日本ハム・水谷 交流戦最高打率更新か
✍️記事要約
ソフトバンクから現役ドラフトで加入した日本ハム・水谷は、現在交流戦トップの打率.443。15年の西武・秋山(現広島)が記録した最高打率の.432更新へ向け「やることをやった先に答えがついてくる」と見据える。
連続試合安打が15で止まった15日の巨人戦で右膝裏に違和感が出て、翌16日の同戦は途中出場だったが「全く問題ない。やるだけです」と意欲。現役ドラフト2期生の“星”が偉大な記録に挑む。
■英訳
Mizutani, who joined the Nippon-Ham Fighters from SoftBank through the active player draft, currently boasts a leading batting average of .443 in the interleague games. He is looking to surpass the record high batting average of .432 set by Seibu's Akiyama (now with Hiroshima) in 2015, saying, "The answer will come if I do what I need to do."
Although he experienced discomfort behind his right knee in the game against the Giants on the 15th, which ended his hitting streak at 15 games, and was only a substitute in the same matchup on the 16th, he remains determined, stating, "It's no problem at all. I just need to play." As a "star" from the second class of the active player draft, he aims to challenge this remarkable record.
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