Saitama Seibu Lions announced today, the 4th, that they have started selling tickets for the Japan-Taiwan exchange match "Kintone Presents SEIBU LIONS TAIWAN SERIES – LEGENDS GAME –" to be held at the "Taipei Dome" in Taipei City, Taiwan, on Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28, 2027.

Ticket sales are available through Taiwan's "udn Ticket" and "Klook," which mainly sells tickets for the 1st base side. For those in Japan, tickets will be sold through Ticket Pia starting Wednesday the 11th. Additionally, it has been decided that Cybozu Inc., which provides the business improvement platform "kintone," will sponsor this exchange match.

This is scheduled to be the first external match for the players after completing their 2027 spring training. On Saturday the 27th, they will play against An-Ko Lin's former team, the "Uni-Lions," followed by a live event by artists after the game. On Sunday the 28th, they will face the CTBC Brothers, who won the CPBL 2026 second-half league, and after the game, the "SEIBU LIONS OB TEAM vs CHINESE TAIPEI OB TEAM" match will be held, featuring Saitama Seibu Lions alumni against Chinese Taipei alumni.

At the announcement event held in Taipei City, Taiwan-born player An-Ko Lin, along with Kuo Tai-yuan and Hisanobu Watanabe, who will serve as managers for both teams in the legends game, took the stage. In addition to the ticket sales overview, they announced additional participating players for the "SEIBU LIONS OB TEAM vs CHINESE TAIPEI OB TEAM." The newly announced players are Takehiro Ishii, Hironori Ishige, Hatsuhiko Tsuji, and former Major Leaguer Chien-Ming Wang representing the Chinese Taipei alumni.

During the exchange matches, cheering penlights will be distributed to the first 20,000 attendees on Saturday the 27th, and cheering flags on Sunday the 28th. Commemorative happi coats for the exchange match will also be distributed in some areas behind the backstop and in the infield seats. Tickets for the 1st base area, where you can enjoy the powerful cheering of performers that is a specialty of Taiwan professional baseball (CPBL), will also be sold through Ticket Pia starting Wednesday the 11th.

▼ Comment from President and CEO Tsuyoshi Okumura ▼
"I am deeply honored to be able to hold a match in Taiwan for the first time in 29 years next spring at the wonderful Taipei Dome, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who worked hard to make this happen. With this exchange match as a new step, we will strive to let the people of Taiwan deeply know the charm of The Lions and to become a team that is loved for a long time."

▼ Comment from An-Ko Lin ▼
"Returning to Taiwan after a long time and reuniting with my former teammate Pan Chieh-kai and Lu Yen-ching, whom I fought alongside as a member of the Taiwan national team, has made me look forward to the exchange match even more. I want people from Japan to come to Taiwan to cheer for us too! Please come and experience the charm of Taiwan."