Leadoff home runs are fun. Most can probably agree on that. A leadoff home run is a rush, an unexpected jolt of energy at the outset of a game.
There have been 26 in Japan this season, the last coming off the bat of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' Eigoro Mogi. Which is fitting, because he's been the leadoff king.
There have been 15 leadoff homers in the Pacific League, and Mogi has been responsible for a league-leading six. The Eagles are 4-2 in those games.
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