On March 17th at 6 PM, an exhibition game between the Saitama Seibu Lions and the Tohoku Rakuten Rakuten Eagles will be held at Belluna Dome.

The Saitama Seibu Lions Lions are seeing second baseman between Kazunari Ishii and Shuta Tonosaki for the second base position. Ishii has struggled so far with a batting average of .115, but he had a .387 batting average at Belluna Dome last season. Can he make a sound in his first home game there? On the other hand, Tonosaki is in good form with a batting average of .478. We look forward to seeing both players make an impression as the season opens.

On the opposing side, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 's Gonzalez is a player to watch. He recorded hit in four consecutive games during the preseason, but his batting average so far is only .143. Last season, he played 53 games with a batting average of .229, 4 Home Run and 19 RBI. Can he improve his form in the final week and make a strong start to the season, leading his team to the top?

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa