◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Seibu Lions (12th, ES CON FIELD)

Seibu Lions On the 12th, the team announced that Seiya Watanabe outfielder, who had been removed from the active roster on the 10th due to a “fracture of the left orbital floor,” underwent another examination that day and was diagnosed as not requiring surgery. There are no issues with his vision or other functions, and the team will monitor his condition and gradually increase the intensity of his training moving forward.

Watanabe started as the "number 7 batter and third baseman" in the game against Softbank Hawks on the 9th (at Belluna Dome). In the third inning with no outs and a runner on first base, trailing by one run, he was hit below the left eye by a hard-hit ball that took an irregular bounce by Masaki, and was unable to stand up, so he was substituted out of the game.