Niritsuhaihan

[Machine Translation] The professional baseball team, the Yokahama Sabres, are on the verge of winning their first league championship in 20 years. Pitching coach Satoshi Futami, who is the driving force behind the team's success, is worried about managing the fatigue of his relievers, including Ryunosuke Nitta, and is constantly in conflict with manager Tsujihara, who wants to overwork his relievers. Then, news of Satoshi's sudden death arrives. Susumu Danno, a friend of Satoshi's from his playing days who had been banned from the baseball world since his "crime" was revealed, has passed away. The incident, which was initially thought to be a suicide, is now announced as a murder...

二十年ぶりのリーグ優勝を目前にするプロ野球・横濱セイバーズ。その快進撃の立役者である投手コーチ二見里志は、抑えの新田隆之介らの疲労管理に頭を悩ませ、リリーフ陣を酷使したがる辻原監督と衝突が絶えない。そんな里志のもとに、突然の訃報が届く。里志の現役時代の恩人であり、ある“罪”の発覚以来、球界を追放されていた盟友・檀野晋が亡くなったという。当初、自殺と思われていた事件は殺人と発表され...。