On the 1st, Nippon Broadcasting System aired "Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter 60th Anniversary Special Program: Emoto Takenori and Hara Tatsunori Bring 60 to Professional baseball! New Year's Talk," in which Emoto Takenori and Hara Tatsunori appeared and spoke about Nippon-Ham-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo.

Hara praised Shinjo, saying, "Watching last year's baseball, Nippon Nippon-Ham has created players with their own unique personalities, and I think they have become a great team. I guess you could say that each player has their own unique personality, and Shinjo is really interesting."

Hara further commented, "He thinks very deeply about professional baseball, he uses strategies, and he communicates his feelings to each individual player. I feel like he's starting to blossom."

Emoto also commented, "The team is clearly changing. pitcher in particular are increasingly feeling that if they pitch, they have to complete game. Other teams are starting to be influenced as well."

(Nippon Broadcasting System Show Up Nighter)