◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Yakult vs. Seibu Lions (26th, Jingu Stadium)

Seibu Lions Masayuki Kuwahara outfielder joined the 1st team on the 26th. He will appear at "No. 3, left wing. starting line-up

The team is heading into the interleague series in first place for the first time since 2018. "We're in first place thanks to everyone's hard work, so I want to ride that momentum. I'll continue to do my best, and I hope to contribute to the team with my 100% play," he vowed.

Kuwahara transferred from DeNA as a free agent during the offseason. This season, he played in 22 games as the team's undisputed leadoff hitter, recording a batting average of .318, 2 Home Run, and 8 RBI. However, he was injured while base running during the game against Softbank Hawks on April 21 (Belluna Dome) and has been sidelined ever since.

Seibu Lions' starting line-up is as follows:

1 (Right) Canario

2 (Shortstop) Takizawa

3 (Left) Kuwahara

4. Nevin

5 (Captive) Kojima

6 (2) Hirasawa

7 (3) Watanabe

8 (Center) Hasegawa

9 (Pitcher) Taira