Saitama Seibu Lions announced that 16 players have been selected to participate in the "NPB Junior Tournament KONAMI CUP 2026," which will be held at Meiji Jingu Stadium and Giants Town Stadium starting Saturday, December 26th, along with 4 support members who will participate in team activities such as practice and practice games during the period leading up to the tournament.

The 20 members selected from approximately 650 applicants through video screening, practical tests, final selection practical tests, and interviews are as follows.

＜number・Name・Kana・Affiliation＞

00・Oshu Arai (ARAI OSHU) Toyogami Juniors
0・Kanata Tateno (TATENO KANATA) Moka Club
1・Ikki Katayama (KATAYAMA IKKI) Nakamura Winds
2・Sodai Hoshino (HOSHINO SODAI) Shonen Indians
3・Yu Terada (TERADA YU) Tochigi Boys School Division
4・Yuto Hatori (HATORI YUTO) Koizumi Juniors
5・Rikuto Onogi (ONOGI RIKUTO) Shinagawa Blue Racing
6・Konosuke Takahashi (TAKAHASHI KONOSUKE) Higashifushimi The Fighters
7・Gaku Kuribara (KURIBARA GAKU) Hosen Little Phoenix
8・Kota Ueda (UEDA KOTA) Oyama The Dragons
9・Toraji Taguchi (TAGUCHI TORAJI) Machida Tamagawa Youth baseball Club
10・Sota Kobayashi (KOBAYASHI SOTA) Higashimurayama 3RISE Baseball Club
11・Koki Sugiyama (SUGIYAMA KOKI) Ishii Gakudo
21・Hideyuki Magome (MAGOME HIDEYUKI) Sodegaura Boys
25・Jotaro Umeda (UMEDA JOTARO) Higashimurayama 3RISE Baseball Club
27・Hiroto Nagahama (NAGAHAMA HIROTO) Kumagaya Green Town
31・Ojiro Mimura (MIMURA OJIRO) Golden Age
33・Keiji Kuramoto (KURAMOTO KEIJI) Tomioka All Stars
62・Ayato Saito (SAITO AYATO) Minano Youth baseball
99・Aiki Murakami (MURAKAMI AIKI) Kumagaya Green Town

Saitama Seibu Lions Junior Team Staff
・Manager Tomoki Hoshino (HOSHINO TOMOKI) The Lions baseball Academy Coach
・pitcher Coach Shunta Nakatsuka (NAKATSUKA SHUNTA) The Lions baseball Academy Coach
・fielder Coach Ryusei Tsunashima (TSUNASHIMA RYUSEI) The Lions baseball Academy Coach
・Manager Mari Yamazaki (YAMAZAKI MARI) The Lions baseball Academy Coach

The Lions Junior Team aims to go beyond improving baseball skills, valuing the "growth as a person" that lies beyond the win, and striving to develop leaders who will carry not only the future of the baseball world but also society. Please keep an eye on the 2026 The Lions Junior Team as they head into battle aiming for their long-awaited first victory.

Text by Sari Ikeda