Professional baseball Hanshin lost to the giants on the 17th and lost the possibility of winning this season, and the owner Takaki Fujiwara commented, "I'm sorry that I couldn't deliver the victory."
Hanshin lost nine games in a row from the opening of the unusual season when manager Yodai Yano indicated his intention to retire at the end of the season the day before the camp-in.
Around the time of the interleague match, when the strength was in place, they improved their condition and won repeatedly, and for a while they made a winning streak, but on the 17th, they lost 2-3 to the giants at the Tokyo Dome, and this season's record is 65 wins, 68 losses, and 3 draws. I was.
Although they are currently in 3rd place, the game difference with the leader Yakult has increased to 11 games, and even if they win all the remaining games, they cannot surpass them in results, and the possibility of winning the championship has disappeared.
In response to this, the owner Fujiwara said, "It's a shame that we couldn't deliver the victory to the fans who believed in the team's victory and cheered us on. I am truly grateful to all of you for coming to the stadium every day and pushing the team's back."
On top of that, while the 4th place Hiroshima and the 5th place giant are pressed by 0.5 games, based on the situation of competing for advancement to the climax series, "From now on, the team will work together toward the chance to become the best in Japan from advancing to the climax series. I believe that he will do his best,” he said.