On the 22nd, Nippon-Ham announced that players Yuya Gunji, Ren Ren Fukushima, pitcher pitcher Taisei Yanagawa would be changing number.

number He was traded in the middle of 2011, and in his second year with the club, he played 127 games last season, reaching the batting lineup for the first time in his career. He hit .256 with 12 Home Run and 49 RBI runs batted in. This season, although he did not reach the regulation batting lineup, he boasted a competitive batting average of .297, 10 Home Run, 42 RBI, and a .319 batting average with runners in scoring position in 111 games played.

Fukushima and Yanagawa are the same age and both joined the team through the 2021 development draft. Even after becoming regular players, Fukushima continued to wear the number '94' and Yanagawa the number '95'. Fukushima pitched 8 games and 44 innings this season, with a record of 5 wins and 0 losses and ERA of 2.25, while Yanagawa pitched in 37 games, with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss, 7 hold, 11 ERA of 1.02. Next season, Fukushima will wear the number '45' and Yanagawa the number '47'.

▼ Nippon-Ham number change players

Yuya Gunji 30 → 3

Ren Fukushima 94 → 45

Taisei Yanagawa 95 → 47