◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Seibu Lions (December 12th, Mizuho PayPay)

Seibu Lions announced that they will be holding a collaborative event with Taiwan's CPBL team, Uni-President, in June. From June 19th to 21st, the mascots and cheerleaders from both teams will be visiting Uni-President's new stadium, Tainan Asia Pacific Baseball Stadium, and from June 26th to 28th, they will be visiting Seibu Lions 's home stadium, Belluna Dome, to interact with the team. Former Seibu Lions players Kuo Tai-yuan, Kudo Kimiyasu, Watanabe Hisanobu, and Shiozaki Tetsuya will also be participating as guests in the Taiwan event, adding excitement to the game with talk shows and ceremonial first pitches.

outfielder An-Ko Lin An-Ke (28), who joined Seibu Lions this season, played for Uni-President in Taiwan until the 2025 season. "Since we're both The Lions, there have been exchange events between the two teams for a long time, and I've seen them when I was with the Uni-President The Lions. It feels a little special to be participating in a Uni-President Lions event for the first time as a member of Saitama Seibu Lions," he said, looking forward to his "old friend" coming to Japan.