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3 Bombs for Jiro Yamaguchi Sunday, September 3rd, 2017 Fans seated in the bleacher section at San Jose Municipal Stadium were taking cover all day long as Jiro Yamaguchi took aim, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. Days like this are rare. After his amazing performance in Asheville's 15-14 triumph over the Silicon Valley Hackers, the second baseman's name will soon be added into the record books. He told reporters at the postgame press conference, "I told myself not to press on the last one. I knew I couldn't force it... that it has to be a nice easy swing." For the game he collected 4 hits in 4 at-bats, batted in 5 and scored 5 runs. Jiro Yamaguchi hit a two-run home run off Alexandre Lallement in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Alexandre Lallement in the 3rd, walked in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Tsurayuki Ono in the 6th, doubled in the 7th and walked in the 9th. This season Yamaguchi has hit at a .300 clip and produced 87 RBI, 16 home runs and 99 runs. |
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