◆ Pacific League: Seibu Lions vs. Nippon-Ham (25th, Belluna Dome)

Seibu Lions outfielder Seiya Watanabe (23) was registered to the active roster on the 25th before the game against Nippon-Ham and immediately joined the starting line-up batting seventh and playing third base, but he met with an accident and was removed from the game during defense in the fourth inning.

Watanabe was sidelined after being diagnosed with a "left orbital floor fracture" following an incident on defense during the Softbank Hawks game (Belluna Dome) on the 9th, where he was hit under his left eye by a ball that took an irregular bounce and was unable to stand, leading to his mid-game substitution. He returned to action in a third-team game on the 20th and rejoined the first team today, expressing his enthusiasm by saying, "The team is in great shape, and I'm returning now too. Since I'm being given the chance to play, I'm really fired up."

In the third inning with two outs and a runner on second, an error was made on Narama's ground ball. Although it did not lead to runs, it expanded the threat to two outs with runners on first and third. In his first at-bat leading off the third inning with both teams scoreless, he recorded a hit to center field off Nippon-Ham starter Ito. He recorded a hit in his first at-bat since returning. The following batter, Genda, bunted and slid into second base but was out. It appeared that short stop Otsuka's spike hit near his left knee during the slide, and Hirasawa took over at third base starting from the defense in the fourth inning.