Professional baseball Giants honorary life manager Shigeo Nagashima visited Tokyo Dome to watch the season opening game between Giants and Hanshin, which was held on the night of the 29th.
According to the team, Nagashima posed for a photo with manager Shinnosuke Abe, who had come to greet him before the game, and encouraged him by saying things like, ``Win! Win! Win!''.
Mr. Nagashima watched the game from the seats reserved for officials behind the back net, and before the Giants' attack in the back of the first inning, he smiled and bowed when his figure appeared on the main vision inside the stadium.
Mr. Nagashima fell at home in September last year and was found to have a hemorrhage in his brain.He is currently hospitalized at a hospital in Tokyo, where he is undergoing treatment and rehabilitation, and he last appeared in public in November of last year. It's been since the fan interaction event held at Tokyo Dome.
At this time as well, he encouraged the team to win for the first time in four years, saying things like, ``We'll definitely win next year. We'll win! We'll win! We'll win!''
Coach Abe, who scored a win in the opening game, said after the match, ``I'm glad that you came out of the way.I hope this victory will cheer Nagashima-san up.''