Manager Kimiyasu Kudo and his four-time defending champion SoftBank Hawks appear to be going in a death spiral. The Hawks entered Saturday’s game with the first-place Orix Buffaloes having lost seven straight for the first time in nine years. The Hawks went up against Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who tied a franchise record.
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NPB wrap 10-6-21
Last week, players began to be informed that they are on the way out with their teams, and this week as clubs began to be officially eliminated from pennant contention we begin to hear about the managers who are heading for the exit.
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