Thank You Pitch 1 (Jump Comics)

[Machine Translation] In June, a rumor was whispered among high school ball players in Kanagawa Prefecture. A mysterious man, the "baseball club hunter," appears night after night and challenges them to a "three-ball game. The man has an amazing fastball and has never lost a game! Kobori, captain of the baseball team at Yokohama Shimobuto High School, suspects that the "baseball team hunter" is on campus. Kobori decides to take the bait himself in order to recruit a man to help them achieve their long-cherished goal of participating in the Koshien baseball tournament. That night, the "baseball team hunter" appears on the field! However, the man has a "secret" that prevents him from playing baseball. ...... Three weeks until the final tournament of his senior year of high school, he can throw... three pitches? The baseball tale begins at the end of the 9th inning, and the game begins!

6月、神奈川県の高校球児の間で、ある噂が囁かれていた。夜な夜な現れては「3球勝負」を挑む謎の男、「野球部狩り」──。男は驚異的な豪速球を持ち、勝負に負けたことがないという!!県立横浜霜葩高等学校、野球部キャプテンの小堀は「野球部狩り」が学内にいると推測。小堀は悲願の甲子園出場のため、男を勧誘しようと自ら囮となることを決めた。そしてその夜、グラウンドに「野球部狩り」が現れる!!　だが、男には野球ができない“ある秘密”があって……。高校3年、最後の大会まで3週間、投げられる球──3球?!　9回ウラから始まる野球譚、試合開始!!