On the 10th, Seibu Lions lose to Lotte 3-6 in a game at Saitama Prefectural Omiya Stadium. Seibu Lions 's starting pitcher, Yutaro Watanabe, made his professional debut at Saitama Prefectural Omiya Park ball park, a place he was familiar with from his high school days. He gave hit 2 runs, 6 hits, and 1 strike out in the middle of the 7th inning, but managed to keep the game close.

On the CS Fuji TV ONE program "Pro baseball News 2026" aired on the 10th Yutaro Watanabe performance that day was highlighted. Commentator Imae Toshiaki said of Watanabe's pitch, "I think it was a performance where he persevered well and it was fortunate that it was limited to only two runs. However, the fact that he persevered closer is significant. But I think he probably wasn't able to throw the pitches he wanted to. It was also a local stadium today... However, the fact that he was able to closer them off and control the game under those circumstances should be a positive sign for his next appearances."

Ryota Igarashi, who was also appearing as a commentator, commented on the difficulty of pitching on local stadiums, saying, "When pitcher play in local stadiums, the height and slope are slightly different, so they can't throw the ball at the angle they normally would to get a strikeout or get the ball to miss. Cases like this are common. He was being held back and used a lot of pitches, but his attitude of not giving up was good, and I think he did a good job of keeping the mound going despite the difficulties." He praised Watanabe's pitch.

☆ Cooperation: Fuji TV ONE "Professional baseball News 2026"