Overview

• Japanese media report Miura offered to step down at season’s end and the team agreed to his request.
• DeNA has clinched second place in the Central League with two games remaining.
• The Climax Series First Stage against the third-place Giants is scheduled to start at Yokohama on October 11.
• The club has not decided on a successor, according to the reports.
• Miura, promoted in 2021, led four straight A-class finishes and last year’s Japan Series title after offseason and midseason reinforcements this year failed to deliver a league crown.