On November 6th, Lotte announced that they will be holding a special game, "Chiba Kogyo Bank Presents The Marines Special Game 2026," featuring former Chiba Lotte Marines, at Zozo Marine Stadium on November 23rd as part of the 20th-anniversary events for their official fan club, "TEAM26." This will be the first time the team has held a game with former players participating.

The game will be played over five inning, with the teams divided into "TEAM WHITE" and "TEAM BLACK," primarily composed of former players who were with the team since 2006, when the official fan club "TEAM26" was established. Various events are also planned before the game. "TEAM WHITE" will wear the Makoto uniform worn from 2005 to 2007, while "TEAM BLACK" will wear the away uniform worn from 2010 to 2013. These uniforms will be available for pre-order on the team's e-commerce site starting August 7th.

▼ Chiba Kogyo Bank Presents The Marines Special Game 2026

Date and time: November 23, 2026 (Monday, public holiday)

*The match is scheduled to start at 13:00.

*Cancelled in case of bad weather. No postponement.

Venue: Zozo Marine Stadium

Matchup: TEAM WHITE VS TEAM BLACK

Uniforms worn: [TEAM White] Makoto uniform (worn 2005-2007), [TEAM Black] Away uniform (worn 2010-2013)

Players scheduled to participate in the event

*Titles omitted: Saburo, Kazuya Fukuura, Yasuhiko Yabuta, Masahide Kobayashi, Tomohiro Kuroki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Naoyuki Shimizu, Shunsuke Watanabe, Yoshihisa Naruse, Tomoya Satozaki, Koichi Hori, Toshiaki Imaeda, Yukifumi Okada, and others

Ticket sales: M Ticket

Sales start date: Sales will begin sequentially from August 7, 2026 (Friday).