Samurai Japan manager Iguchi Tadahito (井口資仁) sent words of encouragement to Kudo Kimiyasu (工藤公康), who will become the new Chunichi manager. The two were teammates during their time with Daiei, and Iguchi Tadahito (井口資仁) expressed his expectations for Kudo Kimiyasu's (工藤公康) ability to rebuild the team.
On the 12th, following Kudo Kimiyasu's (工藤公康) appointment as the new manager of the Chunichi Dragons, Samurai Japan manager Iguchi Tadahito (井口資仁) sent him words of encouragement. Iguchi Tadahito (井口資仁) described Kudo Kimiyasu (工藤公康) as “a manager who makes sure his players put in the work at practice” and said he expected him to build a good team.
Kudo Kimiyasu (工藤公康) served as SoftBank's manager for 7 years, achieving 3 league championships and 5 Japan Series titles. The Chunichi Dragons, meanwhile, have finished outside the top three for 6 consecutive years and have been away from a league championship, but Iguchi Tadahito (井口資仁) commented, “I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of team he builds.”
Iguchi Tadahito (井口資仁) expressed his desire for the Dragons to release players to Samurai Japan and said he hoped for cooperation ahead of the Asian Professional Baseball Championship and next year's Premier12. Attention will focus on how the partnership develops in the future.
That day, Iguchi Tadahito (井口資仁) served as an instructor at the JA Zen-Noh WCBF youth baseball clinic held in K越谷 City, Saitama Prefecture.