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With the opening of Hokkaido Escon Field, the Hokkaido Fighters are renewing their fan club.
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Mr. Kitamura said, ``I think there are two things that are needed: to come up with something that will be beneficial to both the fans and the company.And then to put that idea into action and how to make it a reality.''
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The number of fan club members increases
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On the 1st, the Hiroshima Carp notified four players, including title-winning infielder Kaito Kozono, that they would not sign contracts for next season. This is because Masaya Yano and Seita Maekawa were involved in an incident in which a former Hiroshima player used the designated drug etomidate, and papers were sent to prosecutors, and photos of Kozono and Shunsuke Tamura with the man who gave the drug to the former player were published.

Former Yokohama High School baseball coach Motomo Watanabe, who passed away on the 17th, had a combination of conviction and flexibility during his half-century of coaching, and valued the independence of his players. He changed his coaching methods with the times and guided his players to become winners in life.

In the 3rd round of the 108th National High School Baseball Championship, Yokohama High School won with a comeback victory in the 6th inning. Daisuke Chishima's 2-run single and Shunyū Ono's 2-run double served as the game-winning hits. Meanwhile, Kasumigaura High School captain Hijiri Murakami showed spirit with his third-base defense and a tie-breaking RBI, but the team's silent bats from the 6th inning onward caused them to miss out on a spot in the top 8.

On August 6th, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp played against the Yomiuri Giants in the Peace Night Game. He wore the number 86 on his back and prayed for peace. The audience also formed a "peace line" to commemorate the atomic bomb victims. Hiroshima lost the match, but the game, which was a battle for points, gave a sense of hope for peace.

Lotte professional baseball pitcher Naoya Masuda (36) made his second save of the season against Seibu on the 4th, reaching 250 saves in total. He is the fifth Japanese player and the first pitcher born in the Heisei era to become a member of the Meikyu Association.

In the international men's volleyball tournament, the Nations League, the Japanese national team has won all 12 games since June, making it through the first round. This is the first time in the tournament's history that they passed the qualifying round with no wins. They will face their hometown team, China, in the first match of the final tournament on July 29th.