MAJOR 72 (Shonen Sunday Comics)

[Machine Translation] Goro, an energetic baseball boy with a father who is a professional baseball player, pursues his big dream of becoming a professional baseball player in this authentic baseball development drama! Goro's left hand, his dominant arm, has a circulation problem! However, the team, which is aiming for its first league championship in 25 years, selects Goro, who has been very active in the second half of the season, as the closer, and Goro takes the mound with his injury hidden. What will happen to the championship game, and what about Goro's left hand? The Hornets, aiming for an upset victory, face the first-place Coyotes in the final three games of the season. Goro, who was assigned as the starter for the first game, goes into the final inning with a 1-0 lead, when suddenly he feels pain in the fingertips of his left hand. The pain became worse and worse, and Goro, a southpaw, was in big trouble. Still, Goro throws the ball with all his might so that no one notices... ( Episode 1 ). Characters Goro Shigeno (A genuine pitcher who came to the U.S. after graduating from high school, aiming for the majors. He is a member of the Indiana Hornets), Keane (a headstrong catcher who was promoted from the Bats to the Hornets), and Sanders (who used to play battery with Goro in the 3A Bats. He is now the Hornets' bullpen catcher and team employee), Murdoch (traded to the Hornets. He has a temperament), Watts ( Hornets' defender. He is now a reliever due to a back injury), Joe Gibson (a major league baseball ace, once the father of Goro, who is now a member of the Hornets. He once killed Goro's father, Shigeharu Honda, with a dead pitch), Gibson Jr. ( Gibson's son, Goro's rival in 3A. He was promoted to the majors and was selected for the U.S. World Cup team), Emily Ferguson (a female doctor at a sports clinic), Kaoru Shimizu (a female college student on the softball team. Goro's childhood friend and girlfriend)

プロ野球選手の父を持つ元気一杯の野球少年・吾郎が、プロ野球選手という大きな夢に向かって突き進む本格派ベースボール成長ドラマ!! 吾郎の利き腕である左手が血行障害に! だが、25年ぶりのリーグ優勝を狙うチームは、後半戦大活躍の吾郎をクローザーに抜擢し、吾郎は故障を隠したままマウンドに上がる。優勝争いの行方は、そして吾郎の左手は…!? あらすじ 逆転優勝を狙うホーネッツは、首位コヨーテスとの最後の3連戦に臨む。初戦の先発を任された吾郎は、1-0の完封ペースで最終回を迎えるが、そのとき突然左手の指先に痛みが走りだした。痛みはどんどんひどくなり、サウスポーの吾郎にとっては大ピンチ。それでも吾郎は誰にも気づかれぬよう、気力で投げぬくが…(第1話)。 登場人物 茂野吾郎(高卒後、メジャーを目指して渡米した生粋のピッチャー。インディアナ・ホーネッツ所属) キーン(バッツからホーネッツに昇格した、強気の頭脳派捕手)、サンダース(3Aバッツで吾郎とバッテリーを組んでいた。現在はホーネッツのブルペン捕手兼球団職員)、マードック(ホーネッツにトレードで加入した選手。気性が荒い)、ワッツ(ホーネッツの守護神。腰の故障で現在は中継ぎに)、ジョー・ギブソン(メジャーの大エース。かつて吾郎の実父・本田茂治を死球で殺してしまった過去を持つ)、ギブソンJr.(ギブソンの息子。3A時代の吾郎のライバル。メジャー昇格を果たし、W杯アメリカ代表にも選出)、エミリー・ファーガソン(スポーツ診療所の女医)、清水薫(ソフトボール部に所属する女子大生。吾郎の幼なじみで恋人)