On March 25th, three regular season will be held by Pacific League League teams.

Can Yudai Furukawa maintain his good form in his fifth year?

The first round of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham regular season between Hokkaido Nippon Eastern League Ham and Tokyo Yakult will be held at The Fighters Kamagaya Stadium from 1:00 p.m.

[Last season's results] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (4th place) vs. Tokyo Yakult (5th place) 6 wins, 13 losses

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham 's Yudai Furukawa is doing well. Entering his fifth year as a pro, Furukawa has played in four farm games so far this season, batting .429 RBI. Last season, he played in a career-high 76 games for the minor leagues, but only played in one game for the first team. He hopes to improve his performance from here on out, aiming for the first team stage.

High expectations for rookies Po Hsiang Yang and Ryusei Miyazaki

The first round of the Eastern Rakuten regular season between Eastern League Chiba Lotte will be held at Shinrindori Stadium Izumi from 1:00 p.m.

[Last season's results] Tohoku Rakuten (7th place) vs. Chiba Lotte (6th place) 5 wins, 12 losses, 1 draw

Tohoku Rakuten is looking forward to seeing Po Hsiang Yang. Akira, who joined the team as the 6th draft pick this season, made regular season debut against The Giants on March 15th, and made his first team debut against Chiba Lotte on the 19th. Since then, he has been gaining experience in the farm team again. Will he be able to make the most of his speed and appeal on both offense and defense?

On the other hand, Chiba Lotte is keeping an eye on third-round draft rookie Ryusei Miyazaki. He has recorded 4 hits in 16 At Bat hit, a batting average of .250, in 8 exhibition games, and has been training at the farm team since March 20th. In the previous game (23rd against Saitama Seibu) where he started as "5th batter and short stop", he showed his presence with 2 hit, 2 RBI and 2 Walk, so expectations are high for him to perform well in this game.

Seiya Yokoyama had two hit and one stolen base in the previous game.

Kyocera Dome Osaka The first round matches will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Western League regular season and Orix vs. Hanshin Tigers.

Last season's matchups: Orix (3rd place) vs. Hanshin Tigers (4th place) 8-16-3

Orix The, Seiya Yokoyama hit stolen base The first year of his professional career, last season, he was a professional pitcher. In his first year as a pro, he played 86 games for the second team last season, gaining experience, and appeared in 12 games for the first team, recording his first professional hit appearance in May. In his second year, he hopes to further polish his hitting and make the first team his main battlefield.

​For live coverage of the farm games, visit PERSOL Pacific League TV, which offers live broadcasts of games hosted by the six teams' home bases!

​Eastern League standings / Individual Results
​Western League standings / Individual Results