On the 29th, Lotte announced that the JRA-sponsored match "JRA Nakayama Racecourse Satsuki Sho★Night Game" will be held at the game against Softbank on April 11th (Zozo Marine Stadium, game start time 6:00 p.m.), and that jockey Keito Tosaki will throw the ceremonial first pitch.

The ceremonial first pitch will be held at around 5:40 p.m. as part of the first first baseman ceremony for the "JRA Nakayama Racecourse Satsuki Sho★Night Game."

▼ Comments from jockey Keita Tosaki

"Thank you very much for inviting us to throw the first pitch for the first time with the cooperation of Chiba Lotte Marines and JRA Nakayama Racecourse. I had seen other jockeys throw out the first pitch, so I wanted to do it myself someday. When I was a kid, I watched baseball on TV, and there was a time when I actually wanted to be a professional baseball player, so it's a great honor to be in the mound of the ballpark. I'll do my best to go from mound to strike pitch!"