Today, Friday the 3rd, Tatsuya Uchi, who was appointed as an ambassador to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of "TEAM26," the official fan club of Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team which was established in 2006, threw out the first pitch. Naoyuki Shimizu is scheduled to throw out the first pitch tomorrow, Saturday the 4th, and Naotaka Takehara and Yoshihisa Naruse are scheduled to throw out the first pitch on Sunday the 5th.

▼Comment from Uchi-san▼
"It's been five years since I was mound at Marine Stadium since my retirement ceremony, and I haven't been this nervous in a long time. The fans in the stands were chanting 'Uchi' for me, and it made my heart swell with emotion as I remembered the Marine Stadium from back then when they were giving me such passionate support... Thank you for giving me this precious opportunity. This year, as the 20th anniversary ambassador for the team's fan club 'TEAM26,' I will do my best to support The Marines together with all the fans for the entire year!"