Softbank Hawks announced on the 30th the conclusion of a naming rights agreement for their autumn training and the participating players. The name has been decided as "The Hawks Chikugo Autumn Training 2026 Supported by SKY PerfecTV!". 45 players will participate, including pitcher Gota Suzuki and infielder Yudai Shoji, who have been selected for the Japan national team for the "Asia Professional baseball Championship" in November. The participating players are as follows.

【pitcher】

▽ Under control

Taito Murakami, Haruto Fujiwara, Gota Suzuki, Hokuto, Ryo Oyama, Fuga Otake, Kazuo Ono, Shunsuke Iwasaki, Tatsuto Kobayashi

▽Development

Shinichiro Kawano, Kenichi Murata, Kenshiro Tsukayama, Yuta Aihara, Sanshiro Izaki, Koichiro Okada, Ryotaro Sawayanagi, Takuma Yamasaki, Taiga Kumagai, Dan Shioji, Renta Nagasaki

That is all, 20 people.

[fielder]

▽ Under control

Riku Watanabe, Soichiro Ishizuka, Yutaro Fujita, Yudai Shoji, Ryuta Hirose, Itua Ikhine, Shinjiro Uno, Takanori Takahashi, Yoshiyasu Sasakawa

▽Development

So Otomo, Kanta Ikeda, Ryota Morishima, Zairen, Keio Fujino, Yuki Hirose, Kyoshiro Sakura, Koki Nakazawa, Leo Ohashi, Kyogo Yamashita, Ayuma Nishio, Shuya Oizumi, Koha Gyofu, Takahiro Suzuki, Ikumi, Emil Serrano Plensa

That is all, 25 people.