Don't look now, but Kotaro Kiyomiya is suddenly swinging a hot bat.
The 23-year-old was right in the middle of the action as the last-place Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pulled off a road sweep of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks over the weekend, with at least a hit and an RBI in all three games at PayPay Dome.
He especially drew praise from manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo for the home run he hit on a low fastball from Shota Takeda in Saturday’s victory.