『幻のホームラン』キャッチした少年に「また応援に来て」 山田哲人選手の気遣いが男前すぎる

ホームラン思われた打球をキャッチした少年への山田哲人選手の気遣いに賞賛の声が集まっています。
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TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 21: Tetsuto Yamada #23 of Japan speaks to the press after winning the WBSC Premier 12 third place play off match between Japan and Mexico at the Tokyo Dome on November 21, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images)
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ワールド・ベースボール・クラシック(WBC)の試合で、ホームランと思われた日本代表・山田哲人選手の打球を観客の少年がフェンス手前でキャッチしたため、ツーベースヒットと判定された。

それでも山田選手は、少年に「またグラブを持って応援に来てほしい」と言葉を送った。インターネット上では、山田選手の思いやりを賞賛する声が広がっている。

デイリースポーツによると、‘幻のホームラン’が起きたのは、3月7日の対キューバ戦。同点で迎えた4回、ツーアウト、ランナー2塁の場面で、山田選手が放った打球を、スタンドの最前列にいた少年がグラブを出してキャッチした。

ホームランと思った観客が大歓声を上げたが、少年が捕球した位置が外野フェンスよりも手前だったことから、ビデオ判定となり、ツーベースヒットと判定された。

少年は、球場関係者から注意を受け、インターネット上でも批判の的となった。このことを知った山田選手は「僕は全然気にしていない。だから、野球を嫌いにならずに、またグラブを持って応援に来てほしい」と、日刊スポーツの取材の中で少年にメッセージを送った。

山田選手の心温まる気遣いに、Twitter上では「あの少年には、将来あの日のことを思い出話にできるようなプロ野球選手になってほしい」「かっこよすぎる」「人の良さが出ている。感動した」などと、賞賛の声が数多く寄せられた。

日本の若きスラッガーは、ホームランを逃した代わりに、優しさでファンの心を奪ったようだ。

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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Hayato Sakamoto #6 of Japan hits a RBI double in the fifth inning of the World Baseball Classic Pool B Game One between Cuba and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images) (credit:Atsushi Tomura via Getty Images)
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