Lotte announced on the 4th that Masato Watanabe, Benny Agbayani, Kim Tae-kyun, Luis Cruz, and Shoitsu Omatsu will participate as additional players in the special game 'Chiba Kogyo Bank Presents The Marines Special Game 2026' to be held at their home stadium, ZOZO, on the 23rd.

The game was played over 5 innings, with players divided into 'TEAM WHITE' and 'TEAM BLACK,' primarily featuring former players who were with the team since the official fan club 'TEAM 26' was established in 2006. The team assignments for the additional participating players are Masato Watanabe and Benny Agbayani for 'TEAM WHITE,' and Kim Tae-kyun, Luis Cruz, and Shoitsu Omatsu for 'TEAM BLACK.'

Benny Agbayani commented through the team, "I am very honored to be invited to this The Marines Special Game 2026. I am happy that a long-held dream has come true. I am truly grateful to everyone involved for making this opportunity a reality. I am looking forward to seeing The Marines fans and my former teammates!" The players scheduled to participate in the event are Saburo, Kazuya Fukuura, Yasuhiko Yabuta, Masahide Kobayashi, Tomohiro Kuroki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Naoyuki Shimizu, Shunsuke Watanabe, Yoshihisa Naruse, Tomoya Satozaki, Koichi Hori, Toshiaki Imae, Yoshifumi Okada, Masato Watanabe, Benny Agbayani, Kim Tae-kyun, Luis Cruz, and Shoitsu Omatsu. For more details, please check the official team website.