[Orix] Tomoya Mori was hit by Hit by Pitch near his right heel and was replaced during the game… Pinch runner Masahiro Nishino was called in | Pacific League

[Orix] Tomoya Mori was hit by Hit by Pitch near his right heel and was replaced during the game… Pinch runner Masahiro Nishino was called in.

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2025.9.27(土) 20:06

◆ Pacific League Orix-Rakuten (27th and Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Tomoya Mori catcher started at “No. 7, DH” but was replaced in the middle of the game.

At the top of the fifth inning, with neither team scoring, the fourth pitch from Rakuten ‘s Shoji, with count 1-2, hit him directly in the heel of his right foot. Unable to bear the pain, he ran toward third base and collapsed on the spot.

Accompanied by batting coach Kawashima and a trainer, he went to the first base bench, where he was then told that pinch runner Masahiro Nishino would be in.

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