On the 19th, Lotte announced that Ami Nakai (18), a figure skater who won a bronze medal at the Milan Olympics in February and is a member of the team TOKIO Inkarami, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at their game against Rakuten on June 21st (at ZOZO Rakuten Eagles Stadium).

Nakai moved his base to Chiba Prefecture upon entering junior high and continues to train there, making him an athlete connected to Chiba. Through the team, I said, "Thank you for giving me this precious opportunity to throw the ceremonial first pitch! baseball I have no experience, so I'm very nervous now, but I will pray for the win of Chiba Lotte Marines and give it my all pitch with all my heart!　The Marines fans, The Eagles fans, let's get excited and enjoy together throughout the stadium on the day!　Thank you for your support."