◆ 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, during his Seibu Lions tenure. He shyly said, "At the beginning of this year, Furuichi left due to personnel compensation, so my goal was to slip into that number. I'm happy to have secured that number." The team is entering the second half of the season aiming for their first championship since 2019. "Since they registered me while fighting for the championship, I want to make it to the first team first. The players currently registered have been performing very well, so I want to play in a way that can secure that position," he vowed.