On December 12, it was announced by both teams that a trade between two regular catcher and Yuudai Yamamoto catcher (27) of DeNA and Shuto Ogata pitcher (26) and Tomoya Inoue infielder (23) of Softbank Hawks had been agreed upon. Softbank Hawks Kenji Jojima, CBO of The Hawks and The BayStars, commented through the baseball team, "This is a trade that meets the needs of and ," among other comments.

Yamamoto is a regular catcher for DeNA, having won Best Nine and Golden Glove awards. Jojima CBO said, "We thought Yamamoto's style of play would fit The Hawks well, and he was one of the players we had our eyes on as The Hawks one of the points catcher we considered for reinforcement. baseball His track record as a player and the fact that he is at an age where he is just getting into his prime are also attractive, and we believe that he will strengthen the team in the mid- to long-term. This season, Umino had worn the starting mask in 27 of the 35 games prior to this day.

On the other hand, two players will be transferring to DeNA. "As you know, pitcher Ogata is a player with a fastball that can be effective in the first team. I'm sure he will do well in Central League as well. As for Inoue, although he was drafted first overall (2020), he hasn't been able to perform as well as we'd hoped so far, but I'm hoping that the change of environment will bring out his high potential," he said, offering his support.