It was announced on the 10th that Seibu Lions, Manaya Nishikawa, and outfielder—who had been removed from the active roster due to a “medial collateral ligament injury in the left knee”—will return to action on the 11th in a game against the Farm Team The Giants (at Belluna D).

On this day, manager Fumiya Nishiguchi, who inspected the third team's summer camp being held in Bibai City, Hokkaido, explained the outlook for the future, saying, "If he returns (to Belluna) as early as the 14th, there is a possibility that he will be called up (to the first team)." This is likely to be good news for the team, which has been plagued by injuries to outfielder Kuwahara, Hasegawa, An-Ko Lin Yasuka, and Wakabayashi.

Nishikawa suffered a left knee injury while defense during the game against Orix Buffaloes on July 31 (at Belluna Dome) and has been sidelined ever since. Up to that point, he had played in 79 games, recording a batting average of .226, 55 hit, 3 Home Run, and 23 RBI.