The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have been lighting up the sky since the new NPB season started, with 22 home runs in nine games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/04/06/baseball/japanese-baseball/nippon-ham-home-run/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #hokkaidonipponhamfighters #tsuyoshishinjo #chuseimannami

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo has dialed back his antics lately, and perhaps with good reason — because it looks like the players are ready to take center stage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-pl-pennant-contender/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #hokkaidonipponhamfighters #tsuyoshishinjo #franmilreyes #yukinomura

With Tsuyoshi Shinjo’s plan for Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Hiromi Ito in the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series, the Fighters manager ran the risk of being run out of the postseason without his best pitcher touching the ball. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/10/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/tsuyoshi-shinjo-hiromi-ito/ #baseball #japanesebaseball #tsuyoshishinjo #hiromiito #hokkaidonipponhamfighters

The Fighters are now preparing for what should be a critical season under Shinjo’s stewardship, one where some will wonder if the flamboyant skipper can mix his style with enough substance to cook up a contender in 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/05/baseball/tsuyoshi-shinjo-fighters-third-season/?utm_content=bufferf5dc9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #tsuyoshishinjo #hokkaidonipponhamfighters

This season, five of the 12 managers in Nippon Professional Baseball spent at least part of their playing careers with the Mets. | via The New York Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/japanese-managers-mets-experience/?utm_content=bufferba888&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #japanesebaseball #tsuyoshishinjo #kazuomatsui #newyorkmets #masatoyoshii #shingotakatsu #kazuhisaishii