Nippon Professional Baseball
Chiba Lotte Marines
- Atsuki TaneichiPProbable
Left Achilles rupture surgery (April); rehabbing but joined top-team practice Sep 19 · Expected return: Return imminent
- Yuto KimuraPOut
Right elbow UCL surgery (June)
- Shota UedaCOut
Right Achilles rupture surgery (February); long-term rehab
Probable starter: Tanaka. 2025 first-round pick Genki Ishigaki deactivated Sep 24; the manager said it was effectively his last top-team appearance this year.
Saitama Seibu Lions
- Yutaro WatanabePInjured list
Right elbow pain (pulled mid-game Sep 11)
- Kona TakahashiPInjured list
Blister on pitching hand (deactivated Sep 8)
- Kaito YozaPOut
Rehabbing after lumbar disc herniation surgery
- Masayuki KuwaharaOFInjured list
Right calf injury (deactivated Sep 9)
- Taiyo SatoOFInjured list
Left shoulder injury (rehabbing since Apr 18)
- Gakuto Wakabayashi-Injured list
Adductor injury (deactivated Aug 9)
- Manaya Nishikawa-Injured list
Left knee ligament damage; rejoining practice
Probable starter: Hikaru Takahashi. On Sep 24 the club deactivated four players at once: Wataru Matsumoto, Natsuki Takeuchi (2023 first-rounder), Shota Hamaya and Yasuka Hayashi.