Nippon-Ham announced on the 15th that Daigo Kamikawahata infielder (29) will join the 1st Army camp, and Tomoya Saito pitcher (31), Ryohei Hosokawa infielder (23), Yuma Imagawa outfielder (29) will be demoted to the 2nd Army Kunigami camp.

Kamikawabata showed good condition by hitting hit in both the game against Hanshin Tigers on the 8th (Nago) and the Red-White game on the 14th (Nago) despite only having a few at-bats. Saito will be sidelined with a strained right soleus muscle.