"LAST PLACE → LAST PLACE → 2ND PLACE." HE'S A VERY POPULAR COACH, BUT IT'S SUSPICIOUS TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT NEXT YEAR?

The Yomiuri Giants` No. 1 ranking in the Central League has been confirmed. It was an accomplishment that Shinoske Abe, 45, made in his first year in office. However, there is another leader who attracts the most attention in the Japanese professional baseball league this season. Tsuyoshi Shinjo, 52, manager of the Nippon-Ham Fighters, is also know