Lotte to have Saburo Kawabuchi throw the ceremonial first pitch at their game Rakuten Eagles on June 19th: "I sincerely hope Lotte wins the championship."

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Saburo Kawabuchi will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Rakuten Eagles game on June 19th.
Saburo Kawabuchi will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Rakuten Eagles game on June 19th.

On the 8th, Lotte announced that Saburo Kawabuchi, Representative Director and Chairman of the Japan Top League Association and Advisor to the Japan Football Association, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at their game Rakuten Eagles on June 19th (Zozo Marine Stadium, game starts at 6:00 PM).

On the same day, official sponsor Suzuki Corporation will host a sponsored match called "Architecture Workshop Yagura PRESENTS Let's fight together as one! Special Night Game."

The batter will be Shinji Shimada, President of the Japan Basketball Association and Chairman of the B.LEAGUE; umpire will be Toshihumi Tsunami, Head Coach and Development Advisor of Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa; catcher will be Kenji Suzuki, President and CEO of Suzuken Architectural Workshop Yagura Co., Ltd.

▼ Comment from Saburo Kawabuchi

"I've known Manager Saburo for a long time. I sincerely hope that the Lotte team, under Manager Saburo's leadership, will win the championship."

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Lotte to have Saburo Kawabuchi throw the ceremonial first pitch at their game Rakuten Eagles on June 19th: "I sincerely hope Lotte wins the championship."