Orix Buffaloes Ryoma Ikeda outfielder was removed from the active roster on the 20th. He joined the team as the 5th pick in the 2021 draft from Osaka Toin right-handed hitter. In his fifth year out of high school, he was promoted to the first team for the first time in two years on the 12th, and in the Hanshin Tigers game on the 13th (Kyocera Dome Osaka), he started as the 6th batter and right fielder, but ended up hit 3 At Bat without pitching.
In the first game of the 2023 Japan Series against Hanshin Tigers, he started as the leadoff hitter and left fielder.
![[Video] What?! A player is doing strength training during the match!!](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/03/20260403-OHT1I51418-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Ryoma Ikeda, in his fifth year since graduating from high school, joins the first team. If he is registered as a player, it will be his first time in two years. He will be the leadoff hitter in the 2023 Japan Series.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/12/20260612-OHT1I51326-C.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Tomoya Noguchi Removed from Roster: Played in 44 Games but Was Replaced by Ryu Sugisawa in the June 5 Game Against Hiroshima struck out](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/10/20260610-OHT1I51291-C.jpg)
![[Hanshin Tigers] Draft pick #3, Kaisei Okajo, sent to the minor leagues for further adjustment... No appearances in the last 5 games. Second-year player, Sato Kinoshita, is registered as a player in preparation for his first professional start.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/28/20260528-OHT1I51302-L.jpg)
![[Seibu] Second-round draft pick, Seiya Watanabe, reaches the required number of at-bats in his first year, but his desire to improve remains undiminished: "If I had to say..."](https://hochi.news/images/2025/10/02/20251002-OHT1I51470-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Kaito Saiki pitches one scoreless runs in his first game appearance since May 4th, throwing at a top speed of 152 km/h. "I was able to pitch without any worries," he said, indicating his upper body condition has recovered.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/19/20260619-OHT1I51325-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Two consecutive walk-off wins for the first time in 14 years! Ryo Ota delivers a great performance!! A game-winning home run → walk-off hit!!! What's the secret item for building a "strong body"!?](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/19/20260619-OHT1I51610-L.jpg)
![[Orix Buffaloes] Two consecutive walk-off wins for the first time in 14 years, since 2012! Manager Mamoru Kishida: "This is really big." "(Kurebayashi) will likely play tomorrow."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/19/20260619-OHT1I51615-L.jpg)
![[Farm Team] Jo Endo aims for a spot on the main roster, Haruto Watanabe returns from injury. Highlights for the 20th.](https://media.insight.pacificleague.com/webp/RwJYqDeifuOZDkMIJ9LdRtvLGIajpFd1RkXCt2m2.webp)
