[Nippon-Ham] Free agent Go Matsumoto appears at headquarters event: “It was so hard I don’t want to talk about it here” | Pacific League

[Nippon-Ham] Go Matsumoto, who exercised his free agent rights, appeared at a headquarters event and said, “It was so tough I don’t want to talk about it here.”

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2025.11.18(火) 19:42

Go Matsumoto outfielder of Nippon-Ham, which exercised its domestic FA rights and The Giants is launching an investigation, appeared at the “Premium Talk Live” Asahikawa venue organized by the Nippon-Ham group, which was held at various locations in Hokkaido on March 18.

As the players’ names were kept hidden, the moment they appeared was met with thunderous cheers and applause. Go Matsumoto stood on the stage with a smile and reflected on the season, saying, “It was a great season for the team, and although I was very disappointed that we came so close to winning at the end, it was a lot of fun. Personally, it was so tough I don’t even want to talk about it here, but the team played many good games, so even though it was tough for me personally, it was fun, but it was a season that left me with some regrets.”

He appeared with Asama, who is good friends with him as the chairman and vice-chairman of the players’ association. He revealed that he chose the Asahikawa venue himself and nominated his partner Asama, and said, “I made a bit of a mistake with the two of them who haven’t been doing so well. Both of them (wry smile). I thought we could have a private conversation for two hours.”

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