Professional baseball Hanshin Fukudome 6 players negative in test Start voluntary practice October 5, 20:09
Six players, including Kosuke Fukudome, who had been isolated from the team after having dinner with players infected with the new coronavirus at professional baseball Hanshin, began voluntary practice on the 5th.
Since the 24th of last month in Hanshin, nine players and staff have been confirmed to be infected, and the team has isolated six players, including Fukudome, who had been having dinner with the infected players, from the team as close contacts. It was.
According to the Hanshin Tigers, after the test was negative on the 5th, the six started their own practice at the Naruohama Stadium of the 2nd Army in the afternoon, and adjusted for about 2 hours by running and catching.
When Fukudome and others ate out with infected athletes in Nagoya City on the 19th of last month, they were eating with eight people, which exceeded the upper limit of four people set by the team.
Regarding the violation of the team's rules, Fukudome said, "I'm really sorry that I'm the elder and I have to be the most solid, and I'm really sorry. I'm deeply sorry for the inconvenience. I want to prepare so that I can get back what I have done. "
In addition, Naomasa Yokawa and Masumi Hamachi, who had been hospitalized for fever and other symptoms after being infected with the new coronavirus, were discharged by the 5th.