Both teams announce exchange trade between Giants Akihiro Wakabayashi and Nippon-Ham Takuya Guni. This is the third trade for the Giants since Shinnosuke Abe took over as manager.
The Giants are aggressively recruiting ahead of this season as they aim to bounce back from fourth place for the second consecutive year. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the month, according to reports in Japan and the U.S. It is the first trade between the two teams since the start of the 2011 season.