[Orix Buffaloes] Miyakuni Ryoku, a farm team player, makes his professional debut as a starter Ryo Ota, who was registered as a regular player on the 5th, returns to starting line-up the first time in three games as "number 6, second baseman" | Pacific League

[Orix Buffaloes] Miyakuni Ryoku, a farm team player, makes his professional debut as a starter Ryo Ota, who was registered as a regular player on the 5th, returns starting line-up for the first time in three games as the "number 6 batter and second baseman".

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May 8, 2026 17:30

◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Nippon-Ham (August 8th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Aiming for their season-high 10 wins above .500, Orix Buffaloes will see pitcher Ryo Miyakuni, the third pick in the 2023 developmental draft, make his professional debut as a starter. The right-hander, who throws at a maximum speed of 154 km/h, earned his long-awaited promotion to the main roster after recording four wins in seven farm league games, the most in the Western Division. He will be aiming to become only the second player from the team's developmental program, after Hajime Sato in 2024, to win first professional start. Among fielder, Ota will be starting at second base, batting sixth, for the first time in three games.

[Orix Buffaloes]

First baseman, third baseman Mune

Number 2, Center Fielder: Watanabe

Number 3, left fielder Nishikawa

Number 4, right fielder Nakagawa

5th batter, DH: Moritomo

Number 6, second baseman Ota

Number 7, First Baseman: Seymour

Number 8, catcher Wakatsuki

Number 9, shortstop Kurebayashi

pitcher Miyakuni