◆Nippon Life Central-Pacific Interleague Series 2026 Hanshin Tigers 0–1 Seibu Lions (16th · Koshien)

Seibu Lions Lions manager Fumiya Nishiguchi named outfielder Shinya Hasegawa as the MVP of the interleague series, in which the team achieved its first-ever championship. The 24-year-old, who started the game as the third batter and first baseman, had a stellar performance with 2 hit in 4 At Bat and 1 stolen base. The manager praised him wholeheartedly, saying, "When it came to hitting, Hasegawa performed well at crucial moments. I think he really led the team."

In the two-game series against Hiroshima on the 9th and 10th (at Belluna D), he displayed divine clutch performance—hitting a walk-off in consecutive games—and is currently leading the league with a .367 batting average, the highest among all 12 teams, driving the lineup.On May 28, in the game against Yakult (Jingu Stadium), he committed a bonehead error when he mistakenly believed that left fielder had catch a ground ball that skimmed the ground line drive, causing him to leave the base and head toward the dugout—resulting in an out—and he was subsequently pulled from the game as a disciplinary measure. However, he used that frustration as motivation and successfully redeemed himself.