{"id":657469,"date":"2026-04-01T21:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/657469\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:46:32","slug":"softbank-hawks-26-players-for-the-opening-day-roster-have-been-decided-two-rookies-ryuta-inagawa-and-gota-suzuki-have-been-registered-former-closer-osuna-has-been-left-off-the-roster-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/657469\/","title":{"rendered":"[Softbank Hawks] 26 players for the opening day roster have been decided. Two rookies, Ryuta Inagawa and Gota Suzuki, have been registered. Former closer Osuna has been left off the roster. | Pacific League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Softbank Hawks] The 26-man opening day roster has been decided. Two rookies, Ryuta Inagawa and Gota Suzuki, have been registered. Former closer Osuna has been left off the roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_source\">Sports Hochi<\/p>\n<p>                    March 26, 2026 16:29<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260326-OHT1I51262-L.jpg\" width=\"1126\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Nippon-Ham Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Softbank Hawks Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo shake hands at the press conference (from left) (Photo by Hidenori Baba)\" data-wovn-src:-original-alt=\"\u4f1a\u898b\u3067\u63e1\u624b\u3092\u4ea4\u308f\u3059\uff08\u5de6\u304b\u3089\uff09\u65e5\u672c\u30cf\u30e0\u30fb\u65b0\u5e84\u525b\u5fd7\u76e3\u7763\u3068\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u30fb\u5c0f\u4e45\u4fdd\u88d5\u7d00\u76e3\u7763\uff08\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9\u30fb\u99ac\u5834\u3000\u79c0\u5247\uff09\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">On the 26th, NPB announced the player registrations for both the Central and Pacific Leagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">Softbank Hawks, who won the league title for the second consecutive year and the Japan Series last season, registered 26 players. Two pitcher were selected from the rookies: second-round draft pick Ryuta Inagawa (Kyushu Kyoritsu University) and third-round draft pick Gota Suzuki (Osaka Commercial University). Osuna, who was expected to compete with Sugiyama for the closer role, was left off the roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">The season will begin on the 27th with a game against Nippon-Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">\u3000<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">The 26 players registered to participate are as follows: (* indicates a rookie)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">\u25bd pitcher<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">Uesawa, *Inagawa, *Suzuki Go, Sugiyama, Ito, Hernandez, Kamichatani, Matsumoto Yu, Kimura<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">\u25bd catcher<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">Tanigawara, Unno<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">\u25bd infielder<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">Kawase, Yamakawa, Imamiya, Nakamura, Makihara Dai, Kurihara, Shoji, Hirose Takashi, Ihine, Nomura<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">\u25bd outfielder<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">Kondo, Yanagida, Shuto, Yanagimachi, Kawamura<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Softbank Hawks] The 26-man opening day roster has been decided. 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