On the 17th, Softbank Hawks held a "Play Ball Meeting" at a hotel in Fukuoka City, bringing together the team's front office, manager Hiroki Kokubo, and other managers, coaches, and staff from the first to fourth teams.

Chairman Oh Sadaharu, who was absent from the New Year's Kagami-biraki ceremony due to poor health at the end of the year, also attended.

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