Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo (53) revealed that he raised concerns about the "non-flying" baseball at a meeting of all 12 professional baseball teams' managers held in Tokyo on the 20th.

"My point was, isn't the ball not flying quite as far? I'd like it to fly a little further. The balls we used when we were active flew incredibly far."

In recent years, the pro baseball market has been "pitching high and hitting low. home run I think we'll see more hitters hitting over .300, and we've had three or four good years of pitcher hitting. I thought that if the hitters got better this time, the fans could enjoy watching them," he said.

Managers from other teams have commented, "It's not fun if pitcher are too good, and the game never ends if the batters hit too many home run, so it's a difficult balance to strike."