It was revealed on the 12th that Orix outfielder Ryoma Nishikawa (30), who has been sidelined with a left ankle injury, is scheduled to return to action this week. Although he missed his target start of early August, there is a possibility that he will join the first team for the game against Nippon-Ham Fighters on the 19th (ESCON).
Nishikawa was injured in a game Seibu on July 1st (Naha). He has already resumed outdoor batting practice, and plans to check his recovery by running around the bases from the 13th onwards. He explained that he is “about 70 to 80 percent back to normal” when it comes to the intensity of base running running. “I can put in some power, and the rest is just fine movement. I’m swinging the batting a little bit, so it’s all about how I react to pitcher,” he said, looking ahead.
Before his departure, he was in top form with a batting average of .314 in 69 games. The team is in third place, four games behind fourth-place Rakuten, but he expressed his strong determination to move up, saying, “At this point, the key is to get as high as possible. The possibility is not zero.” Steps are being taken carefully and steadily. The day when this genius hitter returns is approaching.
0….The two-game Rakuten series (Kyocera D) starting on the 13th will feature a double killer in Soya and Tajima. They are 6-2 in 10 games and 14-5 in 35 games, respectively, and have the highest win number of wins of any team on the card. I want to make sure we win this series,” he vowed. pitcher Miyagi, who is currently on the disabled list due to a lower-body condition, also participated in the practice session on Maishima, Osaka. The ace seems to be close to returning to the pitching staff.
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