On the 1st, the Orix Buffaloes announced that the appointments of Hajime Miki as the first-team head coach and Tatsuya Shimozono as the first-team batting coach have been finalized.

Coach Miki, who wears number 88, has built his coaching career at Nippon-Ham, Yakult, and the Rakuten Eagles, and has experience as the first-team manager for the Rakuten Eagles.

Coach Shimozono, who wears number 84, has coaching experience at DeNA from 2020 to 2024 and also at Rakuten Eagles for two years starting from 2025.