Former Nippon Ham player Sugitani Kenshi (34) talked about his “trials” before the match. On this day, he appeared as a guest on a TV broadcast titled “Relaxed and Deep! Professional Baseball.” When the scene was shown forming a circle in front of the bench before the match, he reminisced, saying, “It was difficult.”

He has been a cheerful character and mood maker since his days as a player. When he was nominated for the voice actor, he revealed, “If it doesn't work, I'll start over again…” Tanaka Kensuke (44), another guest and senior member of the group, reminisced about this, saying, “It's a refill of a circle.”

Infielder Arizono (22), who scored his first professional hit and RBI on the 13th, was infielder Arizono (22). In response to his innocent appearance, Sugitani looked back at his past, saying, “If we win, we'll do it the next day too. The circle when we win 10 consecutive wins is the toughest.”

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