The Hokkaido Ham Fighters' never-say-die attitude culminated in a Japan Series title on Saturday night in Hiroshima.
Hideki Kuriyama lauded his team's resilience after Nippon Ham clinched its third title in franchise history with a 10-4 win over the Hiroshima Carp in Game 6.
During the regular season, the Fighters were down, but not out, in the Pacific League pennant race. They erased what was once an 11½-game deficit to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to win the league title, and used the perks they earned to beat the Hawks again in the Climax Series.
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