◆ Pacific League Orix Buffaloes: Orix vs. Lotte (5th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

　オリックスの育成・宮国凌空（りく）投手が５日、１軍合流を果たした。東邦から２３年の育成ドラフト３位で入団した右腕で、プロ３年目の今季はファーム・リーグで７試合に先発登板。西地区最多タイの４勝（１敗）をマークし、直近２試合は計７イニングを１失点と支配下登録へ猛アピールしていた。

The team win against Lotte on the 4th (Kyocera Dome Osaka), bringing their lead to a season-high seven games above .500. While they are comfortably in first place, 2.5 games ahead of second-place Softbank Hawks, ERA is 3.77, ranking fifth in the league. With ace pitchers Miyagi and Yamashita sidelined due to injury, Miyakuni, whose strength lies in his powerful fastball that reaches a maximum speed of 154 km/h, could be a savior for the starting rotation.

　上限７０人の支配下選手は、７月中旬に予定されるＭＬＢドラフトを待って進路を決断する予定の２５年ドラフト６位・石川ケニー投手（ジョージア大）を除く６５人でスタート。４月２９日に登録された内野手の宜保に続き、宮国が支配下登録されれば６７人となる。

◆Riku Miyaguni: Born August 7, 2005, in Ginowan City, Okinawa. Age 20. Started playing baseball in Ginowan Elementary School with the "Ginowan Baseball Kids" and played for the "Ginowan Ponies" in Ginowan Junior High School. Participated in Koshien tournament in the spring of his third year at Toho High School in Aichi Prefecture in 2023. Joined Orix Buffaloes in the fall of the same year as the third pick in the developmental draft. 176 cm, 86 kg. Right-handed pitcher and batter. Estimated annual salary: 3 million yen.