It has been decided that professional baseball manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo of Nippon-Ham will lead the team next season.
On the 28th, Nippon-Ham held a ceremony for the final match at their base after the match against Lotte at the Sapporo Dome, and Shinjo, who is in his first year as manager, reported to the fans about this season using the microphone in the stadium.
Among them, Shinjo said that he was responsible for sinking to the bottom, saying, "I will take off the Big Boss uniform this season," and actually took off the uniform with the registered name "BIGBOSS" on the back. So, after putting it on the mound, it disappeared for a while.
After that, he appeared again in a uniform with the name "SHINJO" in the alphabet, and after clarifying that he was formally requested by the team to lead the next season on the 28th, he said, "I will reply now. I look forward to working with you,” and it was decided that he would be in charge of Nippon-Ham in the next season as well.
In November last year, Shinjo was presented with a multi-year contract by Nippon-Ham when he was appointed as manager, but he signed a one-year contract saying, ``I want to compete every year.'' .
Next year, Nippon-Ham plans to move to a new baseball stadium that will open in Kitahiroshima City next to Sapporo City. It was announced in an unusual way that the director made a declaration in front of the fans at the stadium.
Although Nippon-Ham has already finished at the bottom of the season, Manager Shinjo has repeatedly emphasized that he will develop the young players over the course of a year from the spring training camp, while assessing the abilities of the players. was positioned as the year of victory.