Lotte infielder Masami Ishigaki attended contract renewal negotiations at Zozo on the 3rd and signed for the same amount as before, 9 million yen (estimated amount).

He was transferred from Chunichi via the active player draft this season, but due to injuries he finished with a batting average of .143, 0 Home Run and 0 RBI in 20 games, which was an incomplete season. Looking ahead to his 10th year of competition, he vowed to become a regular player, saying, "Personally, I want to play in over 100 games. As a professional baseball player, I want to play in games as starting line-up and regular."