League-managed games from Aug. 25
On August 24, 2026, the Nippon Professional Baseball organization announced that, beginning Tuesday, August 25, regular-season championship-game schedules in both the Central and Pacific Leagues will be designated as “league-managed / special league-managed games.” The announcement states that decisions on whether games are held will be made under league management and was posted on the NPB official site.
Source: 日本野球機構
Giants register 則本 and 平山
According to a Nikkan Sports summary published August 24, 2026, the Yomiuri Giants registered 則本昂大 and 平山功太 to the active roster on August 23. The piece compiles roster changes from August 17–23 and lists the two players’ registration date as August 23.
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Swallows register 山田
Nikkan Sports’ August 24, 2026, summary reports that the Tokyo Yakult Swallows registered 山田哲人 to the first-team roster on August 22. The article lists roster moves from August 17–23 and records 山田’s registration date as August 22.
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Tigers deactivate 湯浅
According to a Nikkan Sports roster notice published August 24, 2026, the Hanshin Tigers have deactivated 湯浅京己. The August 24 public roster notice lists the player among those removed on that date.
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DeNA registers 石田
Nikkan Sports’ roundup of roster changes from August 17–23 reports that the Yokohama DeNA BayStars registered 石田裕太郎 to the active roster on August 23. The player’s name appears under registrations dated August 23 in the article’s list.
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Orix deactivates 福永
According to the Nikkan Sports public roster notice dated August 24, 2026, the Orix Buffaloes have deactivated catcher 福永奨. The August 24 listing of player registrations and removals includes 福永 among those removed.
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Rakuten removes 吉野 and others
Per the Nikkan Sports public roster notice of August 24, 2026, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles removed 古謝樹, 津留崎大成, 繁永晟 and 吉野創士 from the active roster. The public notice lists those players and their removal on that date.
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