Nippon-Ham of Shun Mizutani outfielder visited Nago Pineapple Park, where he has been the first ambassador since last year, on September 9. They held an event dubbed "Ambassador Triumphant Return Ceremony."

Last season, Mizutani performed a "pineapple" performance after hitting Home Run. He came up with catch "Pineapple Sunday" himself, and used the theme song "Papa Pineapple!" as his entrance song only for his first at-bat on Sundays. Pineapple-related merchandise also appeared, and he even appeared in a pineapple suit at his contract renewal, creating excitement in the pineapple community.

At last season's All-Star Game, Kiyomiya performed the "pineapple" performance after hitting Home Run. "I think the All-Star game is a stage that fans can enjoy regardless of the team, so I think it creates a sense of unity in the real stadium, so I'd like to do it. Kiyo-san did it last year, but I think it was at the level of, 'What is he doing?' So it would be great if I could play at the All-Star Game this year, hit home run, and bring the stadium together," he said, expressing his ambition.

At the event, the park staff presented Mizutani with a pineapple-shaped bat as a token of their appreciation. However, as it was a surprise, the bat that Mizutani prepared to give to the park staff was also a pineapple-patterned bat. He was surprised to see him wearing the pineapple bat, saying with a wry smile, "I'm a baseball player after all, so I thought a bat would be the best thing to give in return, but I never thought I'd actually wear it."