{
  "id": 16427017,
  "title": "Baseball: Shoji plates 2 runs as Hawks beat BayStars in Japan Series opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/baseball-shoji-plates-2-runs-as-hawks-beat-baystars-in-japan-series",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T04:06:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261025/p2g/00m/0sp/006000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yudai Shoji played a pivotal role in SoftBank Hawks' 3-1 victory over DeNA BayStars in Game 1 of the 2024 Japan Series, driving in two runs in the 11th inning. The Hawks, currently defending champions, began their quest for revenge after losing the 2024 Japan Series to the Central League club. BayStars starter Yutaro Ishida put up a strong pitching performance, holding the Hawks to a single run on seven hits and a walk over 6-2/3 innings before Shoji's crucial double in the bottom of the 11th.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}