1. Nine is a beautiful number.
2. Nine months for a baby to enter the world.
3. Nine is a symbol of perfection.
4. 2025: 2 + 0 + 2 + 5 = 9.
5. Game 3 of this year’s World Series went 18 innings;
6. That’s two extraordinary nine-inning games.
7. Shohei reached base a record nine times:
8. Four hits (two homers and two doubles);
9. Five walks (four by I+N+T+E+N+T+I+O+N).