Okamoto, the fourth batter of the Yomiuri Giants, is the fourth batter of the Giants and the fourth batter of the Japanese national team. There is a high possibility that Okamoto will also play as the center hitter at this year's Premier 12.

He is one of the best home run hitters in the league, setting a record of 30 home runs for the ninth consecutive year in the league's history until last year. He started playing in the first division in earnest, hit 33 home runs in the 2018 season, and has since hit 31 home runs, 31 home runs, 39 home runs and 30 home runs, and his "career high" hit 41 home runs last year, earning the title of home run king.

This year has slowed down a bit. Okamoto has failed to show the role of a troubleshooter with 13 homers and 39 RBIs in 73 games through Saturday. If this continues, he is on the verge of failing to reach 30 home runs for the seventh consecutive year.

Watchers say that the phenomenon of pitching and hitting is even more severe this season, and that Okamoto is also not nutritious in hitting. Okamoto is currently ranked second in home runs in the Central League. The top hitter is Murakami Munetaka (15 home runs) of the Yakult Swallows.[토토사이트 모음](https://www.totositenet.com/)

However, as Omamoto has a batting average of only 0.227, Abe is deeply troubled. This means that despite the steady stream of measures to post more RBIs, he has not been able to resolve the issue for sure.

In a recent interview with Japanese media including "Sankei Sports," Abe hinted at a change, saying, "I don't know what to do, but I keep losing momentum at the fourth batting order. I think I should think about (the change in batting order) a little bit."

Okamoto has started as the fourth hitter in all games since the match against Yokohama DeNA BayStars on October 7, 2022. In particular, the replacement of the batting order is an important factor that needs to be exchanged for pride due to the Yomiuri Giants' characteristics that value the position of the fourth batter.

Abe has decided to leave it up to Okamoto for now. In the match against Toyokaf in Hiroshima on Thursday, Abe started as the fourth batter again, and hit a timely hit from the first batter to lead the team's lead.