Professional baseball team Nippon-Ham held a practice match against a Korean team on the 23rd at a camp in Okinawa Prefecture. Pitcher Naoki Miyanishi, who has a professional baseball record of 393 holds, pitched in his first actual game and played one inning.

He pitched no runs. In the game, Nippo-Ham defeated Samsung 4-3, thanks to two timely hits by outfielder Daiki Asama. The team is holding its third practice game against Korean professional baseball team Samsung.