There were two walk off wins today in NPB and, luckily, they were both in the Pacific League so I can share video of them.
First up, Takeya Nakamura of the Lions came through in the bottom of the ninth with a pinch hit single with two on and two out to beat the Buffaloes in Tokorozawa:
About an hour later up in Sendai, Yoshiaki Watanabe of the Eagles hit a ball into the left field corner with the bases loaded and nobody out in the eleventh inning to beat the Hawks:
There was some significance to both events. The 41 year old Nakamura became the oldest player in club history to get a sayonara hit and the Eagles' victory was the 1300th in club history (H/T NPB Reddit).
Here are team issued cards of both players:
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| 2020 Lions Fan Club #60 |
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| 2020 Eagles Team Cards 1st Version #54 |
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