On May 11th, Yuji Kaneko appeared on "Monday, Go to Patele," the official YouTube channel of Pacific League TV, where he selected this week's "handsome plays."

In the new segment "Perverts and Handsome Guys" that started this year, Kaneko, who thrilled fans countless times with his flashy play during his active career, picked out some "handsome plays" from the matches held from May 8th to 10th and looked back on them with videos.

"People who are fast runners are cool, after all," said Kaneko, who selected Fukuoka Softbank... Ukyo Shuto The player executed a steal of home in the game against Chiba Lotte Marines on the 10th. With two outs and a runner on third base and trailing by one run, he seized a split second to score. Kaneko was so surprised by the play that he exclaimed "That was fast!" before even checking the call. He praised the player's courage, saying, "It's amazing that he even attempted that."

Also, in response to a question from a viewer during the broadcast, "If you were to return to playing, would you be able to steal home?", Kaneko said, "There were times when I thought I could do it," but that he didn't go through with it, taking into account the strategy and flow of the game. On the other hand, Ginji was full of confidence, saying, "I can do it." However, he revealed that he had actually tried to steal home when he was in elementary school, but "was called out halfway through," which drew laughter from the audience.

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LIVE streaming program "Mondays, I'm going to Patele too"
• Streaming schedule: Every Monday at 9 PM (scheduled to continue until October during the season)
・Distribution channel: Pacific League TV official YouTube channel
• Cast: A different pair of former professional baseball players will appear each week.
(Ryota Igarashi & Sho Nakata / Ginji & Yuji Kaneko / GG Sato & T-Okada / Motonobu Tanishige & Tomoya Satozaki)

Next week, on Monday the 18th, GG Sato and T-Okada are scheduled to appear. Don't miss it!