◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham vs Hanshin Tigers (4th, ESCON)

Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo exchanged fist bumps with his former team, Hanshin Tigers 's manager Fujikawa, during the pre-game lineup exchange. Fans of both teams erupted in cheers.

At a press conference before the interleague games, Shinjo referred to the incident between Manager Fujikawa and Hiroshima Manager Arai when they did not make eye contact when exchanging roster sheets following the uproar over Hit by Pitch, saying, "I thought I'd do this when we get to this point (laughs). The next day, I won't make eye contact when exchanging roster sheets (laughs). Please tell the players that. Hehehehe." And as he had predicted, in the first game on the 3rd, he did not make eye contact with the umpires and only shook hands with umpire.

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