manager Hideki Kuriyama, who went to become manager of Samurai Japan, with former player Tsuyoshi Shinjo. He is best known for winning his first Japan Series title in his last game before retirement. On January 21, 2022, new manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo unveiled a new logo and uniform for the Fighters. The response from fans was mixed to mostly negative. Fans often compared their jerseys to the Toronto Blue Jays due to the font they used. On March 24, 2022, Shinjo was approved by the NPB to be registered as "BIGBOSS" for the 2022 season. On September 28, 2022, the Fighters played their final game at Sapporo Dome, a 11-3 loss to the Chiba Lotte Marines. After the game, it was announced that Tsuyoshi Shinjo would continue being manager for the 2023 season, but he will not wear "BIGBOSS" on his jersey. The Fox Dance The Fox Dance is a tradition of the Fighters to do during the middle of innings, in which they encouraged fans, alongside cheerleaders, to dance similarly to the moves of a fox, set to the iconic Ylvis song The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?), which began in May 2022. The origins of this tradition came from Fighters staff member and former Fighters Girl member Sari Ogure, who watched the music video 2 years prior. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic disallowing any cheering or singing at games, she wanted to make a choreographed dance that would be simple for anyone to memorize, especially children. She had planned to propose this dance, but waited until it was right for her to do so, which came at the hiring of Tsuyoshi Shinjo. The dance became a major hit at Fighters games, and despite the team struggling in 2022, it became an entertaining part of games. It became so popular that on September 19, 2022, Ylvis went to Japan and performed the song live prior to a game against the Chiba Lotte Marines. Players Retired numbers Honoured numbers MLB players Active: Yu Darvish (from 2012) Shohei Ohtani (from 2018) Retired: Tony Solaita (1968, 1974–1979) Tim McIntosh (1995) Masao Kida (1999–2005) Tsuyoshi Shinjo (2001–2003) Takahito Nomura (2002) Kazuhito Tadano (2004–2005) Hideki Okajima (2007–2011) Yoshinori Tateyama (2011–2012) Kensuke Tanaka (2013–2014) Kohei Arihara (2021-2022) Managers Statistics current through the end of the season. Mascots Bear mascot (official name unknown): Only appeared on uniforms from 1949–1950. Boy wearing a hat (official name unknown):