Although the Japan Series championship was within reach, Orix Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima did not give a special pep talk to the team or devise a new strategy.
The Orix Buffaloes, champions of Japan s Pacific League, beat the Central League champion Yakult Swallows 5-4 in Game 7 on Oct. 30 to win their franchise s first Japan Series since Ichiro Suzuki and the Orix BlueWave triumphed in 1996.
The Venezuelan slugger did not waste any time putting his mark on the 2022 Japan Series, connecting on a two-run double and a no-doubt solo homer in Saturday's Game 1.