Seibu announced that Fumiya Nishiguchi (西口 文也) will continue as manager next season. In his second year in office, the team won its first interleague title and reached the Climax Series, and next season it will aim to win the league title for the first time in 8 years and become Japan’s best.
Seibu decided that Fumiya Nishiguchi (西口 文也) will continue as manager next season, as announced by team president Tsuyoshi Okumura (奥村 剛). As a result, manager Fumiya Nishiguchi (西口 文也) will continue to lead the team next season. The structure will remain in place for the coming season, his second year in office.
This season, Seibu lost to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the first stage of the Climax Series and was eliminated from the CS for the first time in 4 years with a record of 1 win and 2 losses. However, the active use of younger players was praised and became a factor behind expectations for improvement next season.
The team won the interleague championship for the first time and finished second in the league, achieving a high ranking. Next season, it will aim to win the league title for the first time since 2019 and become Japan’s best for the first time since 08.