On the 15th, the Rakuten Eagles announced that they will dispatch pitching coordinator Yoshinao Kamada to the Kanazawa Dragon Cross, a team set to join the Nihonkai League starting from the 2027 season. The dispatch period is scheduled for three years. He will serve as the team's inaugural manager.

Kamata is from Ishikawa Prefecture. He joined the Rakuten Eagles as a second-round draft pick in 2011 out of Kanazawa High School. He made a total of 88 appearances before retiring from active play in 2022. Since then, he has served as a scorer and pitching coordinator for the Rakuten Eagles.

Kanazawa Dragon Cross is a team based in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Their admission to the Nihonkai League, a Japanese regional professional baseball league, was approved in September 2026, and they are scheduled to join the league starting from the 2027 season.