On the 28th, Softbank announced the staff members who will be leaving the team at the end of this season. The eight members leaving the team are: Hirofumi Fujimoto, special advisor to the team headquarters; Takeshi Watanabe, second-string batting pitcher and staff member; Arata Shiino, fourth-string equipment manager and sub-manager; Daiichiro Shojima, first-string athletic trainer; Dai Hariya, farm team athletic trainer; Kevin Ando, interpreter; Manabu Saito, farm team public relations officer; and Michiaki Shigeta, farm team public relations officer.
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