◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (31st, ES CON FIELD)

Lotte's Misho Nishikawa outfielder, who had missed five games before the All-Star Expo due to bruises on both knees, returned to starting line-up after 11 days as the second batter and right fielder.

Nishikawa was forced to leave the game against Softbank Hawks on the 20th (at ZOZO Marine Stadium) after colliding with the right field wall while defense and severely injuring both knees. Although he was not removed from the roster, he missed the games Rakuten Eagles on the 22nd and 23rd (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Stadium) and against Orix Buffaloes from the 24th to 26th (at Kyocera Dome).

Ahead of his return to regular season, he participated in the "Mynavi All-Star Game 2026" on the 28th and 29th, to which he was selected for the first time in his second year as a professional. In the first game on the 28th (Tokyo Dome), he appeared as a pinch hitter and hit a Home Run on his first pitch in his first at-bat in the All-Star Game, showing that he was making good progress in his recovery.