Masayuki Kakefu, who appeared on the popular "Sports Opinion Leader" segment of "Sunday Morning" (TBS) broadcast on the 2nd, praised Softbank for becoming the number one team in Japan for the first time in five years, saying, "That's impressive. It's frustrating, though."

In the eighth inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series, with the score at 0-2 and one out and a runner on first base, Yuki Yanagita hit a tying Home Run to the left field pole on the first fastball thrown by Daichi Ishii, who had closer runs streak of 50 games, a pitch on the outside corner. Kakefu praised the hit, saying, "He hit home run run by using his left arm in a difficult way, bringing the bat inside at the right time and hitting the ball to the outside, so it's brilliant and well done. It was a great home run."

Koji Uehara, who also appeared on the program, spoke from pitcher perspective, saying, "I wonder why. At that point, it felt like home run, but he changed his mindset and held the other team closer after that, so he was able to switch gears, and I think it was home run that I can only praise Yanagi for."

Uehara also said, "He wasn't getting better, like against Nichi-Ham. home run The "Mere Old Man" was able to get out and he was able to afford to play three games in a row home run. I think the weakness was in the in-course. catcher pitcher I think Yamakawa is a great player who gives answers home run properly," he said, praising Hotaka Yamakawa who won the MVP award with 3 Home Run in the Japan Series.