In 2018, Shiratori Sho was the Shibuya Abemas’ second round draft pick in the very first M-League draft. Over the years, he has helped the team make the finals five times and won the championship in the 2022-23 season. This week, the 15th week of the M-League 2024-25 season, he accomplished a feat that has only been done once before in the entire history of M-League.
Let’s start the show and get right into it, shall we?
Pro Baseball New Year’s Mahjong Exchange Tournament 2025
This week, M-League announced the return of the Pro Baseball New Year’s Mahjong Exchange Tournament, sponsored by Daiwa Connect Securities.
The 16 players will be split into four tables, with the winner of each table advancing to the finals.
This edition, 14 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) players and 2 former M-Leaguers (Tojo Rio and Maruyama Kanako) will be competing in the tournament.
- Ohshiro Koji (大城滉二) (Orix Buffaloes)
- Tomiyama Ryoga (富山凌雅) (Orix Buffaloes)
- Imai Tatsuya (今井達也) (Saitama Seibu Lions)
- Satoh Ryusei (佐藤龍世) (Saitama Seibu Lions)
- Wakui Hideaki (涌井秀章) (Chunichi Dragons)
- Sakaguchi Kosuke (阪口皓亮) (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
- Sakai Tomohito (酒居知史) (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles)
- Tsurusaki Taisei (津留崎大成) (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles)
- Sakaeda Yuki (榮枝裕貴) (Hanshin Tigers)
- Nakamura Kento (中村健人) (Hiroshima Toyo Carp)
- Horie Atsuya (塹江敦哉) (Hiroshima Toyo Carp)
- Nakashima Takuya (中島卓也) (Hokkaido Nippon-Han Fighters)
- Kohri Takuya (郡 拓也) (Yomiuri Giants)
- Tanaka Eito (田中瑛斗) (Yomiuri Giants)
- Tojo Rio (東城りお) (former Sega Sammy Phoenix member [2021-2024])
- Maruyama Kanako (丸山奏子) (former Akasaka Drivens member [2019-2023], defending champion)
Helping out with commentary are 8 different M-Leaguers and the regular M-League commentary and interview staff.
All games will be broadcast for free on the ABEMA Mahjong Channel.
Tables A and B will be broadcast on Thursday, January 2, 2025 starting at 6:00PM JST and will last until midnight.
Tables C and D, as well as the Final Table, will be broadcast on Friday, January 3, 2025 starting at 5:00PM JST and will last until midnight.
The all games of the 2024 edition can be watched for free on ABEMA.
2025 M-League New Years Fortune Slips
In a news release, M-League announced the release of their annual M-League fortune slips.
The 2025 M-League fortune slip bromides will be available starting midnight on January 1 and can be printed at any Lawson Print store.
There are three types that can be obtained for each team/player
- Blessing (吉): Player half body
- Great blessing (大吉): Signed player full body
- Incredible blessing (超大吉): Signed team photo
The bromides come in L and 2L sizes, costing 300 and 500 yen, respectively.
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