On the 1st, Seibu announced that it would be implementing a "Push Me Up!" project, which would allow players to create and send original images with messages of encouragement to their players as they enter the final stages of the season.

From the special smartphone website, users can select the frame of the athlete they want to cheer for and enter their favorite cheering message (up to 24 characters) into the handprint designed to encourage the athlete. They can also combine it with their favorite image to easily create an original image with their cheering message.

In addition, if you post an image with your message on X or Instagram by around Friday, September 12th with the hashtag "#HaveMyBack", some of the messages you post will be displayed in various locations around Belluna Dome starting from the game against Nippon-Ham on September 25th, as well as in the players' corridors, which are filmed in the familiar "Feel like you're high-fiving the players in win!" video on the team's official YouTube channel.

In addition, starting with the game Hokkaido Nippon-Ham on Thursday, September 25th, "We're supporting the players!" merchandise will also be on sale.

▼ Tatsuya Imai

"The support of our fans is what always gives us the strength to keep going. This project can be easily done on a smartphone, so I hope you will enjoy creating original images with your passionate messages, and I would love for all the players to see the messages we receive. We will read your messages, turn them into strength, and fight until the end."