Hokkaido Nippon-Ham to change visitor jersey design starting next season

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham announced that they will change the design of their visitor jersey starting from the 2027 season. The design of the new visitor jersey will be unveiled during the "F FES 2026 supported by Fanatics" event to be held on Saturday, November 21st.

Chiba Lotte Marines sign provisional contract with first-round developmental draft pick Meaku Wakafuji

Chiba Lotte Marines signed a provisional contract with Meiku Wakato from Takagawa Gakuen High School, who was selected as the first pick in the development draft at the "2026 Professional baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D."

▼Comment from Meiku Wakato▼
"I'm starting to feel the reality of entering the professional world. I want to work hard and stay humble every day so that I can earn a standard player contract as soon as possible. Since my speed is my weapon, I want to become a player who can win the stolen base title. My favorite Lotte snack is Pie no Mi."

Fukuoka Softbank's Armenta to participate in the Mexican Winter League

Fukuoka Softbank pitcher Armenta will participate in the Mexican Winter League "Liga Mexicana del Pacífico." The participating team is Cañeros de Los Mochis (the team in the region where pitcher Armenta resides). He is scheduled to start on November 13, and is expected to make about 4 appearances during his participation period until December 7 (dates are local time).

Fukuoka Softbank signs provisional contracts with 15th developmental draft pick Mamoru Hirayama and 5th developmental draft pick Yujiro Kameda.

Fukuoka Softbank signed a provisional contract yesterday at a hotel in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, with Mamoru Hirayama from Tochiku High School, who was selected as the 15th developmental draft pick in the "2026 Professional baseball Draft Conference supported by Lipovitan D."

Today, they signed a provisional contract at a restaurant in Tokyo with pitcher Yujiro Kameda from Yamamura Gakuen High School, who was selected as the 5th developmental draft pick.

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