◆ Seibu Lions Pacific League: Seibu vs. Orix Buffaloes (31st, Belluna Dome)

catcher (26), whose promotion to the main roster was announced on the 30th, held a press conference at the team's facilities in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture on the 31st.

Korezawa is a right-handed catcher joined the team in 2022 as the fourth pick in the developmental draft, after playing for Kenta Takasaki High School and Hosei University. In his fourth year as a developmental player, he achieved his long-held dream of being promoted to the main roster, and he savored the moment, saying, "It's my fourth July 31st since joining the team, and I'm so happy to be able to celebrate it here in this press conference room."

number was decided to be '65.' This number was worn by Takashi Furuichi catcher, who transferred to DeNA last offseason, while he was Seibu Lions. Korezawa said shyly, 'At the beginning of this year, Furuichi left for compensation, so my goal was to slip into that position. I'm happy to have slid into that number.' The team is entering the second half of the season aiming to reclaim first place for the first time since 2019. "Since I was registered while fighting for the championship, I want to make it to the first team first. Those currently registered have already achieved great results, so I want to play in a way that can make it into those numbers," he vowed.