On the 7th, Seibu held a press conference after negotiations for the signing of pitcher Yoshinobu Saito of the Tokushima Indigo Sox, who they had acquired negotiation rights for as the third-round development pick at the draft meeting.

Yoshinobu Saito pitcher said through the baseball team, "After I finished informal acceptance, I feel more eager to do my best. hitter My goal is to become a dominant player before the season opener, so I want to show off my style closer by putting all my heart into it and not losing the fact that I am a technical player who can throw 150km, starting from the rookie joint voluntary training session. I am proud to have been a member of the Tokushima Indigo Sox, which is at the top level of the Independent League, and I want to produce results for my juniors.