◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Rakuten Eagles (5th, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions The third overall pick of the draft, Shun Akiyama outfielder = Chukyo University, joined the first team on the 5th.

Joining the first team in the eighth game of the season, Akiyama showed his youthful innocence, saying, "I've been nervous ever since yesterday." Among the team's players, first-round draft pick Kojima (Meiji University) and second-round draft pick Iwaki (Chuo University) have already made their first-team debuts, and Akiyama said, "I was just watching them and thinking how amazing they are. I was just cheering them on." He added, "I want to do what I can and play my own game without putting too much pressure on myself."

Yuta Nakasan outfielder, who changed his registered name this season, and Taiga Hirasawa infielder, who started his second year with the current Dora transfer, also joined the first team on this day.