It’s possible there were multiple winners Wednesday night at PayPay Dome when Yoshiyuki Kamei’s popup landed in Ukyo Shuto’s glove to end the 2020 Japan Series.
The obvious winners were the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, evidenced by the players rushing onto the field as manager Kimiyasu Kudo exchanged elbow bumps with his coaches in the dugout.
The night's other tentative victors were NPB and possibly the Olympic organizers.