
侍ジャパンの宗山が、同点に追いつかれた直後の八回裏に決勝3ランを放ち、チームを勝利に導いた。この日2本塁打5打点の活躍を見せた宗山は、正遊撃手候補としてさらなる飛躍を誓った。
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侍ジャパンの正遊撃手候補である宗山が、代表合宿で井口監督から期待を寄せられている。
快勝ムードから一転、敗戦もちらついた雰囲気を、宗山が値千金の一発で振り払った。
4点リードを追い付かれた直後の八回裏、2死二塁から1番正木が申告敬遠で出塁。ここで宗山が打席に入り、2ボールからきれいなスイングで3球目を捉えると、打球は右翼席へ飛び込んだ。4打席目の2ランに続く見事な決勝3ランに、東京ドームは大きな歓声に包まれた。
侍ジャパンでは正遊撃手の最有力候補。「完璧を求める性格。打席も全打席で打ちたいという思いで、そのためにどうするかを常に考えている」。12日の台湾戦は1本塁打を含む3安打。この日も2本塁打を放ち、3安打5打点と爆発した。
強打の1番正木の後の打順に入るが、「続きたいと思って狙うのではなく、自分の気持ちを整理して打席に入ることを変わらずにやるようにしている」。持てる力を発揮するための備えが、結果につながりつつある。
代表合宿で井口監督が「この侍ジャパンを引っ張っていってほしい」と目をかけた23歳。「これから『日本のショートは僕』と言ってもらえるように、まだまだ課題もあるが、その目標に向かって頑張りたい」と思いを強くした。

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani missed out on winning the MVP award for the fourth consecutive year and fifth time. Crow Armstrong of the Cubs won the MVP with a unanimous vote, and Ohtani had a batting average of .275, 30 home runs, and an OPS of 8.89, but his performance declined due to injuries since August. As a pitcher, he had 8 wins, 2 losses, and an ERA of 1.79.

In the Asian Professional Baseball, Japan created a good opportunity with Shoko's triple in the third inning when the score was 0-1, and Masaki's two-run home run succeeded in turning the game around. There were times when they struggled against the fastballs of South Korea's starting pitcher Kim Jin-wook, but the performance of Shoji and others shined as they achieved results in a short period of time.
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The Japan Football Association has canceled the Japan national team's warm-up match scheduled for December 30th at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka. The trip to Singapore, where they will play against Brazil and Paraguay, will be the last activity for coach Hajime Moriyasu, who is retiring.

Men's figure skating world champion Ilya Malinin will compete in his first GP series of the season at Skate America, which begins on the 13th. After the disappointment at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, he aims to further grow with his passion for skating in mind.

The 23-year-old Kanemaru made his first appearance as a starter, pitching well with two hits and no runs allowed in seven innings. He delivered stable pitches centered around fastballs of over 150 km and split pitches, and met the expectations of the team with his powerful pitches that kept his opponents from stepping on second base.

The Japan Rugby Union has announced the 23-man squad for the Japan national team for the 5th match of the Nations Championship against England, which will be held in London on the 14th. Co-captains Deans and Saito were in the starting lineup, and Tokito, who was making his first cap, was appointed as WTB.