Last place for two consecutive years → one-year contract renewal' made a surprise announcement by the Eccentric Coach

Shinjo Tsuyoshi, manager of the Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Japanese professional baseball league, made a surprise announcement at a greeting with fans after the final home game. Shinjo said he will change the autumn finishing camp to a cold Hokkaido Escon Field home stadium, not a warm Okinawa.

Nippon Ham beat Chiba Lotte 9-2 at Escon Field in Sapporo, Hokkaido on the 28th. In the fourth inning with a 3-1 lead, seven consecutive hits from two outs and a runner on first base took the lead with five runs and a big inning. He broke down Chiba Lotte starter Tanaechi with 11 hits and eight runs in three ⅔ innings. Nippon Ham, which has already been at the bottom for two consecutive years, won the final match of its home stadium this season.

After the game, Shinjo made an important announcement while greeting fans in the final game on the mound. "We have changed the finishing camp scheduled to be held in Okinawa to Escon Field to strengthen the defense that caused the defeat in important scenes this year," he said.

Nippon Ham is the lowest among the 12 teams with 87 errors this season. He recorded 45 errors, more than half of which were made at his home stadium, Escon Field. Nippon Ham opened their new home stadium, Escon Field, this year, and played their first season. However, the players did not adapt properly to the new stadium.

Nippon Ham failed to advance to the Climax Series after staying in the B-class 4th to 6th place for the fifth consecutive year. In addition, the team is at the bottom for the second consecutive year. Nippon Ham announced a one-year contract renewal with Shinjo on the 27th, even though Shinjo has been at the bottom for the last two consecutive years.

Shinjo said at a press conference on the renewal of his contract, "It's a mistake. You have to reduce mistakes in decisive scenes. That way, you can change the outcome of a game that you lose by one point. There were 30 games this year that were lost by one point. Reducing mistakes is the biggest point. "There were many errors at Escon Field, so if we improve this, we can reverse the win or loss of the game by one point."

Nippon Ham was originally scheduled to hold a fall-ending camp in Okinawa from November 1. However, the main players of the first team camped at Escon Field, and some players changed to play in Okinawa.

Although the weather is cold in Hokkaido, Escon Field is a retractable dome stadium, so a finishing camp is possible. Shinjo told fans, "Please find the baseball stadium and shout for the players. We will also open restaurants, canteen, and souvenir shops," he said, asking for fans' support for the wrap-up camp at Escon Field. 토토사이트