On the 25th, Nippon-Ham announced that player Yuma Imagawa 's wife gave birth to their first child (a daughter) at a hospital in Sapporo during the season.
Imagawa commented through the team, "This is a personal matter, but I would like to announce the birth of Otsunen Jr. I am truly grateful to my wife for making my dream of becoming a father come true. From now on, my wife, my daughter, and I will spend every day filled with smiles. By the way, he looks just like me."