YOKOHAMA — When his name was called, the stadium was sent into an uproar.
Hayato Terahara, a Yokohama BayStars fireballer, appeared on the mound at an unusual time — in the ninth inning — on Sunday, in the final game of a three-game series against the Hiroshima Carp.
The BayStars were up by just two runs at 3-1, but Terahara, a seven-year veteran who has been in the club's starting rotation since Opening Day, was dealing with a different kind of jitters than he normally experiences on the hill.