Updated on July 31, 2024
July 29 Toyama Stadium (19,158 audience)
Yuki Yanakita of the Hawks slammed a 3 run home run.
The surprise to fans, Hawks Ryoya Kurihara was appointed catcher for the Lions Ko Takahashi.
He usually plays 3rd base.
But they gave up a homer to the Tigers Teruaki Sato then to the Dragons Seiya Hosokawa who blasted a 2 run.
Central League won 8 to 7.
Hosokawa won MVP.
July 28 Tokyo Dome (41,781 audience)
On the afternoon, a powerful earthquake of M7.1 rattled Kumamoto in southern Japan.
Tokyo is about 900 km north, so it was unaffected.
Organizers went ahead to hold All Star Games.
The Fighters Hiromi Ito faced the Tigers Teruaki Sato and gave up a home run.
Franmil Reyes of the Fighters homered.
The Dragons Yudai Ono pitched against the Fighters Chusei Mannami who hit in a RBI.
Pacific League won 7 to 5.
Fans' top picks
| Central League | Pacific League | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Taichi Yamano (Swallows) | Hiromi Ito (Fighters) | |
| Catcher | Yudai Koga (Swallows) | Yua Tamiya (Fighters) | |
| First baseman | Yusuke Ohyama (Tigers) | Kotaro Kiyomiya (Fighters) | |
| 2nd baseman | Takumu Nakano (Tigers) | Ryusei Ogawa (Marines) | |
| 3rd baseman | Teruaki Sato (Tigers) | Ryoya Kurihara (Hawks) | |
| Shortstop | Kaito Muramatsu (Dragons) | Tatsuki Mizuno (Fighters) | |
| DH | none | Franmil Reyes (Fighters) | |
| Outfielder | Shota Morishita (Tigers) Seiya Hosokawa (Dragons) Shu Matsuda (Swallows) | Chusei Mannami(Fighters) Misho Nishikawa (Marines) Ukyo Shuto (Hawks) |
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