◆ Pacific League League: Lotte vs. Seibu Lions (27th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Seibu Lions will face Lotte in their opening game on the 27th (at ZOZO Marine Stadium).

In the batting lineup, first-round draft catcher Taiga Kojima earned a starting line-up position as the number 9 hitter and catcher, becoming the first rookie catcher to start for the team since Sumitani in 2006. Shinya Hasegawa also started as the number 2 hitter and first baseman. outfielder An-Ko Lin outfielder who joined starting line-up from Uni-President Taiwan, and infielder Kazunari Ishii, who transferred from Nippon-Ham as a free agent, were left out of starting line-up.

The opening pitcher will be pitcher Yutaro Watanabe. In his eighth year as a professional, he has been given this important role for the first time, and he is determined to "bring good momentum to the team and pitch in a way that will lead the team to win, including my personal performance."

Seibu Lions' starting line-up is as follows:

1 (left) Kuwabara

2 (1) Hasegawa

3 (center) Nishikawa

4 (Right) Canario

5 (DH) Tonosaki

6 (3) Watanabe

7 (Shortstop) Genda

8 (2) Takizawa

9 (Captive) Kojima

Starting pitcher: Yutaro Watanabe