Lotte manager Saburo mentioned on December 31, 2025, Pacific League the new human champion of 2025 Misho Nishikawa outfielder.
In 2013, Nishikawa was sent to the farm team midway through the season due to poor batting performance, and while he was the manager of the second team at the time, he coached him. He praised his swing speed and told him, "Don't be afraid to get stuck," which gave him the opportunity to recover and supported his V-shaped recovery after he was promoted back to the first team.
This season, the relationship between master and student will continue as he is the first-team manager and player. For the 2026 season, Mana has set goals of "playing in every game" and "being the batting hitter," and his master offered warm words of advice, saying, "There's a saying that goes, 'the second-year jinx,' but I'm not too worried about him. However, I don't know if he wants to be the batting hitter or hit a long ball, but if he tries to hit home run, he might not be able to do it. If he works really hard, like he did last year, I think the results will come."
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