Orix Buffaloes announced that Joichiro Fujiwara of "Naniwa Danshi" will be appearing as a special guest at the first game of "Bs Summer Battle 2026 supported by SAMTY," which will be held at Tokyo Dome on Monday, August 3rd.

Fujiwara, known as a die-hard The Buffaloes fan, also threw out the first pitch at the opening game for the fifth consecutive year on March 27th. Now, she will be taking on the important role of throwing out a "special first pitch" at the first official regular season at Tokyo Dome in 17 years.