Thursday night in Tokyo, Koki Kitayama of the Fighters came close to making history. Pitching against the Giants in the ballpark that Nippon-Ham once shared with Yomiuri, Kitayama took a perfect game into the seventh inning before giving up a two out walk. The no-hitter was still intact but, sadly, both it and his shutout ended with one out in the ninth inning on a solo home run by Takumi Ohshiro. Kitayama had to settle for a complete game, one-hit victory as the Fighters beat the Giants 4-1.
Here's a card of Kitayama from last year's 2nd Version set (#370):
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