The "2026 Baseball Spring Miyazaki Baseball Games" will be held on February 27 at 1:00 p.m. at the Miyakonojo Koala's March Stadium Chiba Lotte Marines vs. the Tozan Bears.

Chiba Lotte Marines is Kazuya Ojima pitcher scheduled to start. Last season, he was 8-10 in 24 games with a ERA 3.72 record; can the lefty, who has reached regulation innings pitched five years in a row, win his fourth consecutive start pitcher?

Chiba Lotte Marines The focus of the "Mere Old Man" is Yuya Sakurai, the 4th ranked rookie in the draft. In the previous game against the Czech national team, he started as "No. 2 third baseman" and showed off a 6 At Bat 3 hit 5 RBI performance. In his third at bat, he hit a double doble with two outs and a runner on third wall and showed his ability to hit long balls. Will he play again in this game?

Text by Rioko Niwa