◆Exhibition game: Softbank Hawks vs. Chunichi (March 18, Mizuho PayPay Dome)

Softbank Hawks... Yuki Yanagita outfielder showed up for the pre-game practice.

The neck pain he complained of towards the end of spring training has recurred, causing him to miss the two-game series against DeNA (Yokohama) starting on the 14th. He also missed the game against Chunichi (Mizuho PayPay Dome) on the 18th to undergo a thorough medical examination at the hospital. He did not participate in practice either.

After the match, manager Kokubo, upon receiving the test results, commented, "He seems okay. We won't be using him in tomorrow's game, though." He was not sidelined for an extended period and rejoined the team that day.