◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Rakuten Eagles (27th, Hotto Motto Kobe)

Orix Buffaloes and Tomoya Mori catcher joined the first team. He complained of poor upper body condition and was removed from the roster on the 2nd. He returned to action on the 21st, improving his form with 9 At Bat 5 hit in three farm league games. On the 26th, Sugimoto was deregistered. Moritomo has started early and defense practice, and attention is focused on whether the key players of both offense and defense can gain momentum in the lineup.

On this day, Haruto Watanabe outfielder, who had been sidelined due to a lower-body injury, rejoined the first team. In his fifth pro season, he was on the verge of securing the starting center field position and is expected to be re-registered along with Moritomo.