2026 Taiwan-Japan baseball International Exchange Game Taiwan vs. Softbank Hawks (26th, Taipei Dome)
The starting lineups have been announced. Softbank Hawks will start with new foreign player Hsu Jo-Hsi, pitcher. He will be making his first appearance in a real game since joining the team, against a WBC team, of which he is also a member.
Below is Softbank 's starting line-up:
1 (Left) Yanagimachi
2 (2) Nomura
3 (3) Kurihara
4. Yamakawa
5 (finger) Akihiro
6 (center) Sasagawa
7 (Shortstop) Imamiya
8 (catcher) Umino
9 (Right) Yamamoto
starter Hsu Jo-Hsi
![[Softbank Hawks] Following Tomoya Masaki 's three-run homer, Tomoya Inoue also hit a two-run homer. "We have no choice but to produce results. We have to keep striving for them."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/02/25/20260225-OHT1I51467-L.jpg)
![[Softbank Hawks] Tomoya Masaki hits his first home run of the season, a three-run home run to turn the game around. "It's a great opportunity for Taiwanese baseball fans to see it. It's the best result ever."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/02/25/20260225-OHT1I51468-L.jpg)
![[Softbank Hawks] Naoyuki Uwasawa gave up one runs in two innings, throwing powerful fastballs. "With the way I felt today, that level of output is enough."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/02/25/20260225-OHT1I51503-L.jpg)
![[Softbank Hawks] Hsu Jo-Hsi will make his first appearance in a game against Taiwan in the WBC on the 26th: "I want to give it my all from the start, showing everything I've practiced." After his appearance, he will join the Taiwanese national team.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/02/25/20260225-OHT1I51428-L.jpg)
![[Softbank] batting order rearrangement: Hotaka Yamakawa will be batting fourth for the first time since May 14th. Tatsuru Yanagimachi has been hit in 27 at-bats, will be batting sixth.](https://hochi.news/images/2025/07/04/20250704-OHT1I51298-L.jpg)
