Seibu Lions On the 7th, Shuta Tonosaki infielder flirted with rivalry with Masayuki Kuwahara outfielder, who will move from DeNA to Seibu Lions as an FA.

As an honorary ambassador, Tonosaki attended the "Patera Awards 2025 supported by Professional baseball Fan Stars League" held in Tokyo and received the "2nd TONOSAKI Grand Prize." Kuwahara performed the "Fox Dance" with his eyes rolled back during last season's interleague game against Nippon-Ham (at Escon Stadium), which was featured on Patera. With the emergence of an opponent he "cannot lose to," he said with determination, "It's certainly interesting... If I don't play in games, I won't be able to appear in places like this, so first I need to be able to play in games."