On the 26th, Orix Buffaloes announced personnel changes effective January 1st of next year. Jun Nakamura, who served as general manager of the administrative department and in charge of international relations and Asia at the team headquarters, and Takashi Miyata, who served as head of the professional baseball research group at the team headquarters' organization department, will be retiring. Mitsuhiro Kubo, head of the administrative department at the team headquarters, will become deputy general manager at the team headquarters, and Kazuo Yamaguchi, head of the amateur scouting group at the team headquarters' organization department, will also become head of the professional baseball research group.

It was also decided that The Giants and Daisuke Kondo pitcher, who retired at the end of this season, will be assigned to the Public Relations Group, Public Relations and Communication Department, Administration Division, and Orix Buffaloes and Kodai Sano outfielder will be assigned to the Second Army Sub-Manager, Training Group, Administration Department, Team Headquarters, respectively.