Kazuhisa Ishii will be the manager of professional baseball Rakuten next season, which will be his third year in office.
Rakuten, which finished the regular season on the 2nd, fought for the lead in the early stages of the season, but since June, the starting pitchers and batting line have stalled, and they finished the season in 4th place.
A day later, on the 3rd, Director Ishii, who also serves as the general manager of the team, responded to the press coverage.
Manager Ishii, when asked about the manager's future, said, "The things we do won't change. We have to build a team that can compete for the championship every year." showed.