Nippon-Ham On April 8, it was learned that Shun Mizutani outfielder (25) of the "K" team will be promoted to the first team from the game against DeNA (ESCON) on April 9. Seibu Lions Mizutani has been batting .202/.099/.1 Home Run this season, mainly at No. 1, and broke his left wrist when he was hit by a throw during a base running game on April 19 at ESCON. After undergoing rehabilitation, he returned to the lineup on April 2 against Chunichi and batted .222 with 2 Home Run runs in four games.

In the 2024 interleague series, he recorded the highest batting average in history at .438 and won the MVP award. Manager Shinjo also said, "Mizutani is an interleague series man, so I would be happy if he could come back for the last five games of the interleague series," and the slugger who was expected to be the catalyst for the remaining seven games of the interleague series is expected to be the key player.