On the 14th, Softbank Hawks Chief Baseball Officer Kenji Jojima emphasized once again the significant presence of team president Sadaharu Oh. Chairman Oh caught the flu at the end of the year and has been resting since the beginning of the new year, and was only able to observe the Miyazaki training camp for three days from the 10th.

CBO Jojima expressed his gratitude for the special lecture he gave to the young players at the players' accommodation on the 11th, saying, "He took proactive steps that only a chairman could take. He gathered the young players together and spoke to them. He was able to hear things that we would have loved to hear but would never have had the chance to. Our players were really happy listening to him." He continued, "It's the stadium, or meeting the players, or whenever he's involved with baseball, he looks extremely happy. When he comes to ball park, he gets excited. He really does get excited. The chairman wasn't here over the New Year holidays, so I was able to feel his greatness and presence once again. Manager Kokubo and I were talking about it together, and I really felt that."