The Orix Buffaloes, champions of Japan s Pacific League, beat the Central League champion Yakult Swallows 5-4 in Game 7 on Oct. 30 to win their franchise s first Japan Series since Ichiro Suzuki and the Orix BlueWave triumphed in 1996.
Masataka Yoshida belted two home runs, including a ninth-inning walk-off blast that tied the Japan Series, as the Pacific League s Orix Buffaloes beat the Central League s Yakult Swallows 6-4 in Oct. 27 s Game 5.
The Venezuelan slugger did not waste any time putting his mark on the 2022 Japan Series, connecting on a two-run double and a no-doubt solo homer in Saturday's Game 1.
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