Rakuten Eagles manager Hajime Miki attended a meeting of the managers of the 12 teams held in Tokyo on the 20th.

On the 16th, it was decided that Rakuten outfielder Rakuten Eagles Ryosuke Tatsumi who had exercised his domestic free agent (FA) rights, would remain with the team. The manager nodded and said, "Yes, that's good. I'm glad he stayed."

At the managers' meeting on this day, we discussed the further development of the baseball world. "Anyway, we talked about let's all do well so that the baseball world can be excited, and we were able to talk about various things centered on the development of the baseball world, including speeding up game time and DH from next year for Central League."