The labor union, Nippon Professional baseball Players Association, held its regular convention in Osaka City on August 8 and elected Kensuke Kondo outfielder = Softbank Hawks = as its 11th new president, replacing Tsubasa Aizawa catcher = Hiroshima =. In addition, new Sosuke Genda infielder = Seibu Lions = and Go Matsumoto outfielder = The Giants = were elected as vice presidents. Daichi Osera pitcher = was elected as the new chairman of the general association, and The Giants = and Yoshihiro Maru outfielder = resigned. The 26th year will start with the new organization.

New chairman Kondo stated his intentions, saying, "At today's tournament, as it is a new system, the players will take the lead in the direction we are heading, and we will negotiate firmly for the players' opinions to be heard. I want to make the players' association one where the vice chairman, the players' association chairmen of the 12 teams, and the players of each team will take more interest in the agenda and issues of the players' association. The three of us will work together to make professional baseball better."