Mamoru Kishida enters his second year in charge of Orix Buffaloes. The team is aiming for its first league championship in three years, and we have compiled a list of new players who have joined the team for the 2026 season.

(as of January 28, 2026)

Name (honorifics omitted)/Position number

<New players
Atsuya Fujikawa / pitcher / 31
Youki Mori / pitcher / 36
Ryuzuki Sato / pitcher / 41
Yousuke Kubota / outfielder / 58
Takatani Shu / pitcher / 43
Shiyo Nogami / catcher / 60

Yoto Mikata / outfielder /001
Shapiro Matthew Ichiro / pitcher / 002
Soudai Nakanishi / infielder / 003
Issei Watanabe / pitcher / 004

Current Draft
Shota Hiranuma outfielder / 61

Foreign Players
Bob Seymour / infielder / 45
Sean Jerry / pitcher /69

Bob Seymour is the newest addition to the Orix Buffaloes batting lineup, which ranked second in the league in team batting average last year. Last year, Seymour played 26 games for the Rays and hit .205 with a .535 OPS in 1 Home Run games. In the minors, however, he had 30 Home Run, a .263 batting average and .880 OPS in 105 games that year. Pacific League He should be able to adapt to the baseball of the game and show his ability to hit long balls.

Sean Gerry pitcher has been talked about as a big righty at 213 cm tall. He made 12 appearances in the majors last season with a ERA 7.80. He made 38 appearances in the minors, all in relief, with a ERA 3.06 and a strike out 9.31 rate.