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Pitcher from Shohei Ohtani’s alma mater delivers first pitch at Dodgers game

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Hernandez, D. (2026, September 20). Pitcher from Shohei Ohtani’s alma mater delivers first pitch at Dodgers game. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/sports/high-schooler-shohei-ohtani-alma-mater-dodgers-first-pitch/

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Yuuri Teramoto, a first-year student from Hanamaki Higashi High School in Japan, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium before Sunday’s game between the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants as part of an exchange program celebrating Iwate prefecture's 150th anniversary. Roki Sasaki, another Japanese player who lost his father during the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, caught Teramoto’s pitch. Inspired by Shohei Ohtani, Teramoto aims to play in the United States like him; her high school uses a pitching machine donated by Ohtani for daily practice.

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On Sunday at Dodger Stadium, Yuuri Teramoto, a first-year student from Hanamaki Higashi High School in Iwate, Japan, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Dodgers' game against the San Francisco Giants. This event was part of an exchange program for 50 high school students visiting the United States to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Iwate's founding and the 15th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Teramoto, who is from Kumamoto but moved to attend school in Iwate inspired by Shohei Ohtani, expressed her admiration for him during an interview. She stated that like Ohtani, her future dream is to play baseball in the United States. The pitch was caught by Roki Sasaki, a native of Iwate who lost his father in the tsunami disaster.

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Earlier this month, Shohei Ohtani was ruled out from pitching again this season. asserted

Ohtani → rule → ?

But on Sunday, a pitcher from his high school alma mater scaled the mound at Dodger Stadium. asserted

pitcher → scale → Stadium

Yuuri Teramoto, a first-year student at Hanamaki Higashi High School, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Dodgers’ series finale against the San Francisco Giants. asserted

Teramoto → throw → Giants

Teramoto plays on Hanamaki Higashi’s girls baseball team. asserted

Teramoto → play → team

Teramoto was one of 50 high school students chosen by Iwate prefecture to visit the United States as part of an exchange program. asserted

Teramoto → choose → program

Teramoto’s first pitch was caught by Iwate native Roki Sasaki, who is from the coastal town of Rikuzentakata and lost his father in the tsunami. asserted

who → catch → tsunami

Teramoto is from the southern island of Kumamoto but said she was in part inspired by Ohtani to attend high school in Iwate, which is on the northern part of Japan’s mainland. asserted

which → say → mainland

“He’s someone I admire,” Teramoto said in Japanese. asserted

Teramoto → ’ → Japanese

Like Ohtani, she added, “My dream in the future is to go to the United States.” asserted

dream → add → States

Teramoto said her team practices using a pitching machine donated by Ohtani. asserted

team → say → Ohtani

“We used the machine every day and we’re very grateful,” she said. asserted

she → use → machine

Pitcher from Shohei Ohtani’s alma mater delivers first pitch at Dodgers game

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