On the 30th, Nippon-Ham announced that pitcher Kohei Arihara, outfielder Franmil Reyes, new foreign player pitcher Saurin Lao, infielder Rodolfo Castro will be late to the start of spring training on February 1st. At this time, the joining dates for each player have not been decided, and all will start with the first team.

In addition, catcher Ariel Martínez will not be participating in the camp due to his participation in the Cuban national team training camp for the World Baseball Classic.