The aftermath of the “Masahiro Nakai problem” is also here… A “ban on joint meetings between players and female announcers” is now in effect in Miyazaki, a professional baseball campsite.

Renting out a members-only karaoke bar: ……

The aftermath of the series of disturbances concerning Fuji Television, triggered by Masahiro Nakai’s (52) troubles with women, has unexpectedly hit the professional baseball world.

On February 1, the 12 professional baseball teams started their camps at the same time this year. In Miyazaki, players from the Giants, Hiroshima, Yakult 2nd team, Seibu, Softbank, Orix, and Lotte 2nd team are working hard.

The players of the Giants, Softbank, and Orix, whose dormitories are relatively close to downtown, are seen hanging around the main street of Nishitachi (Nishitachibana-dori), commonly known as “Nishitachi” where drinking establishments are located, mainly before holidays, which is a typical sight at this time of year.

The first stop is usually the famous jidori (local chicken) or yakiniku (grilled meat), but the second or third stop is a different story. Not only private restaurants, but also members-only karaoke bars catering to the players, which operate without signboards only during the camp period, appear. One popular bar is run by an elderly woman, and the players rent it out at “market price. When the mainstay players of the Giants come to the bar, they spend more than 100,000 yen per person.

The owner of the restaurant has won the trust of the players by gathering beautiful women not only from Miyazaki but also from all over Kyushu. The players are always trying their best to seduce these beautiful women in order to take them home with them.

Another thing the players look forward to every year is a “blind date” with female announcers from local broadcasters. An announcer at a local broadcaster said with a laugh, “During the camp period, we receive incessant requests to join the party from various places via the relevant personnel.