April 12 (Sun) "Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs Fukuoka SoftBank" Live Broadcast with Double Commentary from Both Teams' OBs, Makoto Kaneko and Tsuyoshi Wada! Live Delivery of Ski Jumper Sara Takanashi's First Pitch!
GAORA SPORTS will exclusively broadcast the April 12th baseball game between the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, featuring dual commentary from former players Makoto Kaneko and Tsuyoshi Wada. Ski jumper Sara Takanashi will perform the ceremonial first pitch, also broadcast live.
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' home games are all live-broadcast by GAORA SPORTS. On April 12th (Sunday), the "Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs Fukuoka SoftBank" game held at ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO will also be broadcast live.
For commentary, we welcome Makoto Kaneko, who played as a star shortstop for the Fighters during his active career and served as a coach for the Fighters and "Samurai Japan" after retiring, and Tsuyoshi Wada, an OB for the Hawks who serves as an advisor to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' General Management Headquarters. With commentary from legendary OBs from both teams, we will provide detailed coverage of this anticipated match.
Furthermore, it has been decided that ski jumper Sara Takanashi will perform the first pitch before the game on that day. GAORA SPORTS will deliver this live as well. Ms. Takanashi is from Hokkaido and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event of ski jumping at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics this February.
Please be sure to watch the live broadcast of the Olympic medalist's first pitch and the exciting game!
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《Broadcast Overview》
■ Program Name
GAORA Pro Baseball Broadcast (Fighters)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs Fukuoka SoftBank (4.12 ES CON FIELD)
■ Broadcast Date
For commentary, we welcome Makoto Kaneko, who played as a star shortstop for the Fighters during his active career and served as a coach for the Fighters and "Samurai Japan" after retiring, and Tsuyoshi Wada, an OB for the Hawks who serves as an advisor to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' General Management Headquarters. With commentary from legendary OBs from both teams, we will provide detailed coverage of this anticipated match.
Furthermore, it has been decided that ski jumper Sara Takanashi will perform the first pitch before the game on that day. GAORA SPORTS will deliver this live as well. Ms. Takanashi is from Hokkaido and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event of ski jumping at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics this February.
Please be sure to watch the live broadcast of the Olympic medalist's first pitch and the exciting game!
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《Broadcast Overview》
■ Program Name
GAORA Pro Baseball Broadcast (Fighters)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs Fukuoka SoftBank (4.12 ES CON FIELD)
■ Broadcast Date