And after taking office, Kodama Komei implemented a large-scale transformation on Imamiya Kenta, no longer letting him serve as the second batter while giving him more offensive responsibilities and freedom, allowing him to serve initially as the leadoff batter to open up new territories for the team.
Although there was some initial pain during the transition, Imamiya Kenta proved the effectiveness of Kodama Komei's idea with the final results: this season, he achieved double-digit home runs for the first time in his career, and his OPS broke the 0.7 mark, showing significant progress compared to the previous seasons.
The already powerful hitting lineup of the SoftBank team also saw its threat level in offense amplified infinitely in this process, even the tail-end batters were full of competitiveness, and the opponents could easily make a mistake if slightly careless.
Just like the bottom of the ninth inning in this game—
