On the 8th, Nippon-Ham will play their first external game of the season, a training match against Hanshin Tigers, in Nago, Okinawa. The starting pitcher will be Tatsuya, the 2021 first-round draft pick, and Hosono, the 2023 first-round draft pick, pitching second. In fielder, rookie second-round draft pick Ed Polo and third-round draft pick Otsuka will participate from the second team. The game will start at 1:00 PM under special rules.

pitcher schedule is as follows:

Tatsuya - Hosono - Kuroyanagi - Yamamoto - Namatame - Matsuoka - Hori