After the Love Scoop of “Big Boss” Tsuyoshi Shinjo and a Blonde-Haired Beauty

It was in June of last year that this magazine reported on the passionate love affair of Tsuyoshi Shinjo, 50, the “Big Boss” and manager of Nippon Ham. Big Boss arrived at Haneda Airport on a flight from Sapporo. Beside him was a beautiful blonde woman. The woman is a half-German woman who moved to Sapporo with Shinjo when he became manager, and the two had been living together in Tokyo before that.

Haneda Airport’s domestic terminal (Ota-ku, Tokyo) was bustling with activity in late May as demand for travel and business trips recovered. When a flight from Sapporo arrived around 11:00 a.m., a strong man stood out among the crowd. He was wearing a black hat and a black hoodie with the word “CONFIDENT” written across his chest. He was Tsuyoshi Shinjo, 50, manager of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

It was a travel day to prepare for an interchange game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). Right behind Shinjo was a beautiful blonde woman.

It has been more than two months since the opening of the season, but the “Big Boss Theater” is still going on.

At the beginning, Shinjo’s performance was questionable, as he started a different pitcher in all nine games, gave up a declared victory to a young Orix fielder, and chose to play with Masataka Yoshida (28), one of the best hitters in baseball, who gave up the game-winning hit. However, the “Big Boss Effect” is steadily emerging, as young players selected for the job, such as Tsuyoshi Matsumoto (28) and Nakamasa Mannami (22), are playing well one after another, and Kotaro Kiyomiya (23), who was given a “diet order,” has two homers in one game,” said a reporter for a sports newspaper.

The “Big Boss Clause” is also attracting attention. When he won his first game in the sixth game of the season opener, he commented smugly, “I could have lost five more games. On the other hand, he was more optimistic about Kiyomiya, who made a baserunning error, saying, “If you keep making mistakes like that, you’ll never make it to the top of the order. Shinjo’s unpredictable leadership and comments have been making headlines in the baseball world.

Away from the baseball field, Shinjo keeps his own pace.

During the season, professional baseball teams basically travel together as a team and stay at the same hotel. When NIHAM also travels on an expedition, it takes two separate flights and has a fixed place to stay in each region. However, only the Big Bosses get special treatment. Basically, he takes a separate plane or bullet train from the team, and stays at a different hotel from the team in many cases.

During Shinjo’s trip to Tokyo in late May for a game against Yakult, the beautiful woman mentioned above stayed with him at a hotel in the center of Tokyo where he has his regular lodging. In the evening, she came to Jingu Stadium, checked in at the ticket window marked “baseball team invitation ticket,” and enjoyed watching the game at the stadium. When the game came to an end, she was led into the visitors’ clubhouse by a man who looked like an attendant. When the game was over, she, Shinjo, and Shinjo’s valet took the three of them in a courtesy car back to the hotel where they were staying. The relationship between her and Shinjo seems to have been officially approved by the baseball team.

In early May, after a heated game against the Chiba Lotte Marines at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba City, Shinjo flew to Haneda Airport to catch a game against Rakuten at Sapporo Dome the following day. She accompanied him on that trip as well. After unloading their carry-ons from the car, Shinjo and his girlfriend disappeared into the premium members-only lounge to wait for their flight to Sapporo.

Who is this beautiful woman, whom even the baseball team admits is a member of the team? An acquaintance of Shinjo’s tells us.

‘She is a woman named Ms. K. She is in her early thirties. She says she is ‘half German,’ and she used to be an aspiring dancer. They had been living together in a luxury apartment in Tokyo since before Shinjo became manager. When Mr. Shinjo took over as manager of Nichi-Ham, she moved to Sapporo with him.”

In official games, Shinjo has taken an aggressive stance, choosing to force a bunt even in a send-off situation and asking young players such as Kiyomiya to bat aggressively. However, it seems that even the big boss was “on the defensive” in his relationship with his girlfriend. A former acquaintance continues, “They met on Instagram.

I heard that they met on Instagram. Although she has already deleted her account, Ms. K was a famous person with about 120,000 followers on Instagram, even though she was an ordinary person. It seems that it was from her account that a message was sent to Shinjo. She repeatedly made an ardent approach to him, and Mr. Shinjo was pushed into a relationship with her. In fact, Shinjo is the type of person who is lonely and always wants to spend time with someone. They have been dating for a reasonable period of time, and I think there is a good chance that they will “make it to the finish line.

In late May, we visited Shinjo at Haneda Airport to ask him about his relationship with his girlfriend.

Here’s Friday, Shinjo-san.

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-I would like to ask you about your relationship with Ms. K. ……

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No matter how many times the reporter called out to him, Shinjo did not look aside and walked into the boarding gate. Immediately afterwards, Shinjo updated his Instagram, revealing that he had been interviewed directly by this magazine.

I’m taking off my Big Boss uniform!”

On May 27, shortly before the magazine’s distribution, Shinjo updated his Instagram.

He explained, “I was just interviewed by FRIDAY at Haneda Airport about a woman who was previously photographed by FLASH at a hot spring and with whom I am still friends.”

He explained, “I think it will appear soon.

I think it will be published soon, so if you have time on your hands, please read it.

He then posted, “I’m sure it will be out soon, so if you have some free time, please read it. The team’s performance continued to be lackluster, and the 2022 season ended with the team finishing in last place, a disappointing result.

The responsibility for this lies with the manager, Big Boss. It’s been a really, really short year, but I’m taking off the Big Boss uniform.

He announced that he would begin his second year at the helm as “Shinjo Manager” in the 2011 season. The team also moved to Escondido Field in Kita-Hiroshima City for a fresh start. What kind of performance will he show us next, both publicly and privately?