Baseball: Premier12

Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kotaro Kurebayashi hits a sacrifice fly in the first inning of a Super Round game against Taiwan at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2024.

Baseball: Premier12

Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kotaro Kurebayashi hits a two-run single in the ninth inning of an opening round Group B game against the Dominican Republic at the Premier12 baseball tournament in Taipei on Nov. 18, 2024.

Baseball: Premier12

Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kotaro Kurebayashi hits a two-run single in the second inning of a Group B game against South Korea at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 15, 2024, in Taipei.

Baseball: Premier12

Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kotaro Kurebayashi hits a two-run single in the second inning of a Group B game against South Korea at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 15, 2024, in Taipei.

Baseball: Premier12

Baseball: Premier12

Shogo Sakakura (C) and Kotaro Kurebayashi (R) of Japan high-five after they both scored on an error in the fourth inning of the opening game of Group B at the Premier12 baseball tournament against Australia on Nov. 13, 2024, at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in central Japan.

Baseball: Japan Series

Baseball: Japan Series

Kotaro Kurebayashi of the Orix Buffaloes hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of Game 6 of the Japan Series baseball championship against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 4, 2023.

Baseball: Japan Series

Baseball: Japan Series

Kotaro Kurebayashi of the Orix Buffaloes hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of Game 6 of the Japan Series baseball championship against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 4, 2023.

Baseball: Japan Series

Baseball: Japan Series

Kotaro Kurebayashi of the Orix Buffaloes hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of Game 6 of the Japan Series baseball championship against the Hanshin Tigers at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 4, 2023.