On the 23rd, Nippon-Ham announced that player Kazunari Ishii 's wife gave birth to their first child (a son) at a hospital in Sapporo in November.
Ishii commented through the team, "I am filled with joy at welcoming a new member into our family. I am truly grateful to my wife for giving birth to a healthy child. From now on, I would like to devote myself even more seriously to baseball so that I can support my family as the breadwinner."
