◇ Hokkaido Nippon-Ham farm team facility relocation site has been tentatively selected as Eniwa City, Hokkaido.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Ltd. and The Fighters Sports & Entertainment Co., Ltd. announced today, the 2nd, that Eniwa City, Hokkaido, has been tentatively selected as the relocation site for their farm team facilities. At a press conference held at ES CON FIELD on the same day, Chief Baseball Officer Hideki Kuriyama was present and said, "We want to make this base a place where people from all over the world can gather, not just for baseball. We aim to create a facility where children can go out into the world and players can truly grow." The facility aims to open between 2030 and 2031.

◇ Orix Buffaloes 'Atsuya Kogita undergoes right elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery

Orix Buffaloes Atsuya Kogita pitcher underwent right elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery today at a hospital in Osaka Prefecture. After several days of hospitalization, he is scheduled to undergo rehabilitation while the condition of the affected area is monitored. pitcher also underwent the same surgery in April of last year, and has since undergone other procedures, including bone spur removal surgery on his right elbow.

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