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#7 Sports Talk ― Jim Armstrong Discusses New Fighters Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo’s Leadership Style

Easygoing, quirky and a hands-on skipper, Shinjo is a breath of fresh air in Nippon Professional Baseball, which often appears set in its ways, the veteran sports reporter points out.

by
Ed Odeven
April 13, 2022

Listen in as veteran sportswriter Jim Armstrong, who has covered sports in Japan for more than 25 years, talks about his early impressions of Hokkaido Nipponham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo’s first season at the helm. Armstrong recently traveled to Sapporo to interview the self-proclaimed “Big Boss” and Fighters players, and shared observations with Ed Odeven, JAPAN Forward’s sports editor, in a wide-ranging discussion about the young, rebuilding team.

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Author: Ed Odeven

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