Leadoff home runs are fun. Most can probably agree on that. A leadoff home run is a rush, an unexpected jolt of energy at the outset of a game.
There have been 26 in Japan this season, the last coming off the bat of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles¡¯ Eigoro Mogi. Which is fitting, because he¡¯s been the leadoff king.
There have been 15 leadoff homers in the Pacific League, and Mogi has been responsible for a league-leading six. The Eagles are 4-2 in those games.
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