On the 27th, Orix announced that Ryo Ota (24) will change number from "31" to "1."
Ota joined Orix as the first pick in the 2018 draft from Tenri High School. In his seventh season with the team, he played in a career-high 113 games, batting .283 with 10 Home Run and 52 RBI.
In the past, Orix 's number has been worn by General Manager Junichi Fukura, as well as Mitsutaka Goto, Hiroyuki Nakajima, and Shuhei Fukuda.
