Chiba Lotte Marines announced additional participating players for the special game "Chiba Kogyo Bank Presents The Marines Special Game 2026" to be held at Zozo Marine Stadium on November 23.

This game will be played over 5 innings, divided into "TEAM WHITE" and "TEAM BLACK," centered on former players who were with the team since 2006, when the official fan club "TEAM26" was established. The additional participating players announced this time are Masato Watanabe and Benny Agbayani for "TEAM WHITE," and Kim Tae-kyun, Luis Cruz, and Shoitsu Omatsu for "TEAM BLACK."

▼Comment from Benny Agbayani▼
"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 who made this opportunity possible. I am looking forward to seeing The Marines fans and my former teammates!"

Summary of Chiba Kogyo Bank Presents The Marines Special Game 2026

・Date and Time: Monday, November 23, 2026 (Public Holiday), Match starts at 1:00 PM (scheduled)
※In case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled and not postponed

・Matchup: TEAM WHITE VS TEAM BLACK

・Uniforms to be worn
"TEAM WHITE" Makoto Uniform (worn 2005-2007)
"TEAM BLACK" Visitor Uniform (worn 2010-2013)

・Participating Players (scheduled) (※Titles omitted)
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, Shoitsu Omatsu, and others

・Special Website
https://www.marines.co.jp/event/2026/specialgame/