To confirm the championship on September 7 with 17 games left, the closing legend Fujikawa's players were strong, the first novice coach in Hanshin's 90-year history (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Sep 08, 2025
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The Hiroshima Carp match was held at Koshien Stadium on the 7th. A crowd of 42,649 people gathered ahead of the championship. In front of home fans, Hanshin won 2-0 and won four consecutive games. He has 78 wins, three draws and 45 losses, and a winning rate of 0.634. This is the highest winning rate among 52 teams in the Korea-U.S.-Japan professional league. The magic number disappeared when the gap with the second-place Yomiuri became '17 games'.
He showed his strength like the strongest team. Ace Hiroto Saiki pitched four scoreless innings. Five relief pitchers allowed no runs in one inning each until the closing Iwasaki Suguru. The batting line certainly saved the scoring opportunity. With no outs and runners on the first and third bases, which were made with consecutive hits in the second inning, he scored the first run with a sacrifice hit. With a 1-0 lead, he scored an additional point with a sacrifice hit in the sixth inning with one out and third base. It's the best team in scoring and ERA.
Hanshin dominated the Central League and Japan Series in 2023.
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In 2024, when he was aiming for his second consecutive win, he came in second behind Yomiuri. He did not renew his contract with veteran coach Akinobu Okada (68), who led him to the championship a year ago. Fujikawa Kyuji (45), the finishing legend, was given the baton. On the 90th anniversary of its foundation, it called for a renewal of the team's atmosphere.
Hanshin's 'Guardian'Fujikawa finished his career with a total of '243 Save 163 Hold' in 2020. After retiring as a player, he opened a YouTube channel and did newspaper and broadcast commentary. He also worked as a special adviser to Hanshin's team and was involved in recruiting foreign players. He did not meet the 2022 prescribed record but entered the Myeonggu club with a special case. During Fujikawa's major league challenge, Hanshin called Oh Seung-hwan to finish.
Directly to the head coach without any coaching experience. There was no risk of novice supervision. He demonstrated his leadership with an overwhelming performance by leading the team skillfully and seamlessly. Hanshin, who topped the list on May 17, never gave up the lead. Although he has lost seven consecutive games in the interleague, he has continued his upward trend since the end of June. It remained second and double-digit.
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In an interview after the game, Fujikawa said "I think I was rinsed on behalf of the fans. Each game felt very long, but now that I think about it, it seems like yesterday. "I looked back on the season.
As of the 7th, five Central League teams, excluding Hanshin, have a winning rate below 50%. This is because he was extremely sluggish in the Pacific League team and the interleague.
I won the league, but the postseason awaits. The second- and third-place teams will play Climax Series Stage 1, where the winning team will meet the first-place team on Stage 2. The winning team will advance to the Japan Series.
Last year, Hanshin collapsed to third place Yokohama BayStars in Stage 1. Yokohama advanced to the Japan Series, beating second-place Hanshin and first-place Yomiuri, and even caught the Pacific League winner, the Softbank Hawks. It produced a series of miraculous demagogues. From the perspective of the winning team, the climax series is inevitably a burden
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
