Ep. 7: Nine-year-old Goro Honda joins the struggling Mifune Dolphins baseball team
Aired on December 25, 2004
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Three years after his father's death, nine-year-old Goro Honda attempts to join Little League Baseball. He returns to the Mifune Dolphins field, only to discover the roster has dwindled to five players, threatening the team's existence. Compounding the crisis, the city has granted the soccer club permission to take full control of the facility. Although his coach advises him to transfer to the city's other Little League squad, Goro remains determined to play for the Dolphins. Consequently, he begins recruiting his classmates to join the team and save it from folding.
Episodes
- Ep. 3 · Goro's Friendship and His Father's Strict Ban on Little League Baseball
- Ep. 4 · Honda plans a late proposal to Goro's teacher while arranging a special birthday outing.
- Ep. 5 · Major League pitcher Joe Gibson arrives in Japan for substantial payment
- Ep. 6 · Honda dies after beanball injury, leaving Goro to Shimizu
- Ep. 7 · Nine-year-old Goro Honda joins the struggling Mifune Dolphins baseball team
- Ep. 8 · Sawamura Saves Goro's Mitt and Joins Mifune's Baseball Team
- Ep. 9 · Mifune plays for an adult team to regain field privileges despite teammates' distrust.
- Ep. 10 · The adult sandlot team faces a rain-soaked challenge against the determined Little Leaguers.
- Ep. 11 · Goro visits Yokohama and discovers his father played for the local team.