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The 2025 NPB season is a little over a week old, and a pair of rookie players with a lot riding on their shoulders are off to fast starts.

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A career .275 hitter, Yomiuri Giants first baseman Kazuma Okamoto is off to a great start in the 2025 NPB season.

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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | NPB Hitting Standouts: Top Batters in 2025

A career .275 hitter, Yomiuri Giants first baseman Kazuma Okamoto is off to a great start in the 2025 NPB season. Through games of Friday, April 11, Okamoto is No 1 in the Central League with a .432 batting average. In 12 games, he's 19-for-44 with three homers, a triple and five doubles.  Okamoto has driven in 10 runs. He also has an eye-grabbing .795 slugging percentage. The six-time Central League All-Star, who has played for the Yomiuri Giants since 2015, is one of three Giants among the top four at this early stage of the season.  Takuya Kai (©SANKEI)

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The Japan TimesApr 7
The 2025 NPB season is just a little over a week old, but a pair of rookie players with a lot riding on their shoulders are already off to fast starts for their teams. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/seiya-watanabe-rui-muneyama-a/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #seiyawatanabe #ruimuneyama #seibulions #tohokurakutengoldeneagles #ryomanishikawa #masahirotanaka #taichiishiyama #yasuhiroogawa
Rookie duo off to hot starts at plate in new NPB campaign

Seiya Watanabe and Rui Muneyama both have at least 10 hits so far this season.

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