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Ito Kan draws attention amid Seibu Lions' playoff struggles

Original: 伊東勤

The name of Ito Kan, the former Seibu Lions catcher and one-time manager, is being widely searched in Japan. The timing coincides with the Lions' poor showing in the Climax Series, where the team managed only four runs across three games. Rookie reliever Watanabe Masaya and others admitted the gap in strength in short-series baseball, with manager Nishiguchi acknowledging his side's difficulties in their first postseason experience.

Why now: unclear

Ito KanSeibu LionsWatanabe MasayaNishiguchi FumiyaNikkan Sports

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• 【西武】CS３試合で４得点 渡部聖弥らが初の短期決戦に苦戦「まだまだ力の差ある」西口監督 · 日刊スポーツ

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