Professional baseball manager Hatsuhiko Tsuji has decided to take command of the team next season, which is his sixth year.
Director Tsuji was officially requested by Hajime Igō, the president of the team, after the final match of the season with Nippon Ham at Sapporo Dome on the night of the 26th.
Director Tsuji accepted this and signed a new one-year contract, and it was decided to take command of the team next season, which is the sixth year.
Director Tsuji has been in command since 2017, four years ago, and raised the team that had been in fourth place or lower for three consecutive years to second place in the first year of his inauguration, leading him to the league championship for the second consecutive year. rice field.
This season, the main players such as Hotaka Yamakawa and Shuta Tonosaki withdrew one after another due to injuries, so after the final round, it was sluggish at 5th place, but in the four years until last year, including two league championships. All of them have achieved 3rd place or higher, and have raised their strength by pulling out young fielders.
Regarding the skill of coach Tsuji, the president of the Igo baseball team said, "I pulled up the team that had been sluggish in a short period of time and made a team without giving up until the end while using young players this season. I think that there is, so I want you to make strong Lions, thinking that this regret is a challenge to take the best in Japan. "
On the other hand, Director Tsuji said, "I'm really disappointed that I ended up with this result. I think this is the strength of the team now." I managed to raise it to the end and it was the best in Japan. I want to hit all the regrets of this season with that goal. "