pitcher Kohei Arihara, who is returning to Nippon-Ham for the first time in six years, held a joining press conference at Escon on the 13th.

Having decided to return to his former team, Arihara said, "I'm really happy to be able to play here again, and I'm excited to play as soon as possible to help us win the championship." When asked what made him decide to return, he revealed, "The team told me that they needed my help to aim for the championship, and they told me many times that I was needed as a team to win the championship, so I'm really happy about that, and that's all I'm thinking about."

The new number chose "74" from multiple candidates. "I wanted to start over with a new number that no one had ever worn, so I chose 74. Iwadate 2nd team infield defense base running He inherits the number given by the coach and makes a new start at his old home.