On the 10th, Wakatsuki Kenya, catcher Orix Buffaloes Kenya Wakatsuki Japan's WBC representative, started as the leadoff hitter and catcher for the Reds in the first Red-White game of 26 years at the Miyazaki training camp. In his first at-bat, he hit the first pitch from third-year left-hander Higashimatsu, and although it was a good hit, it was unfortunately a line drive to second base. The starting pitchers for both teams are as follows:

[Red Team]

First baseman and catcher Wakatsuki

2nd batter/DH Mugitani

Third batter and shortstop: Kiyoshi Yokoyama

Number 4, right fielder Kita

Number 5, first baseman Yamanaka

Number 6, second base: Hiranuma

No. 7 DH Katsuki

No. 8, DH Hori

Number 9, center fielder Watanabe

Number 10, third baseman Kono

Number 11, left fielder Teramoto

pitcher Hajime Sato

[White Team]

First baseman and shortstop: Noguchi

Second batter and center fielder Sugisawa

Third batter, left fielder Ikeda

Number 4, first base: Naito

No. 5, catcher Fukunaga

Number 6, third base: Endo

Number 7, second baseman Yoshiho

Number 8, right fielder

No. 9, DH Shimizu

No. 10 DH Tajima

pitcher Higashimatsu

*Special rules