The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Pacific League will meet the Yomiuri Giants of the Central League at Miyagi Stadium next spring on the opening day of interleague play, which will be introduced from next season.
According to the 216-game interleague schedule released by the two leagues Monday, the Orix Buffaloes will host the Chunichi Dragons at Yahoo BB Stadium in Kobe as all 12 teams will see action on May 6 and continue to play against teams from the other league until June 16.
Also, the Yakult Swallows will play the Daiei Hawks at Jingu Stadium in their first interleague game, the Yokohama BayStars face the Lotte Marines at Yokohama Stadium, the Hiroshima Carp compete against the Seibu Lions at Hiroshima Stadium, and the Nippon Ham Fighters meet the Hanshin Tigers at Sapporo Dome.