◆ Pacific League Orix- Lotte (20th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
Orix bases loaded He was not seen at the pre-game practice at Kyocera Dome Osaka where the game against Lotte will be held on the 20th. Ryo Ota infielder was hit by a Hit by Pitch pitch in the 9th inning of the game against Seibu on the 18th (Belluna Dome), and he fainted on the spot. He was replaced by Oshiro, and after the game he went to a hospital in Tokorozawa, Saitama, separately from the team returning to Osaka.
He is believed to have been re-examined on the 19th, and is likely to be removed from the bench that day. Although he was not removed from the player registration list, right-handed hitter, who was the only player on the team to have appeared in every game up to this point and had a batting average of .323, is expected to miss his first game of the season.
On this day, Nishino, the team’s oldest fielder, and infielder Ozato were registered as players. In their place, new foreign player Diaz and right-handed reliever Kei Honda were removed from the roster.
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