Ten foreign players of professional baseball and DeNA were unable to receive visas due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and it is expected that they will not be in time for the start of the season on the 26th of this month.

DeNA has 10 foreign players including training, including Soto, who won the home run king for the second consecutive year, and Austin, who hit 20 home runs in the first year of his arrival in Japan last season. I belong to.



According to our team, that although 10 people had planned to enter after obtaining a visa either, not stand the prospect of visa under the influence of an emergency declaration by the new coronavirus, it is expected that not in time for the opening That is.



DeNA is aiming to win the championship for the first time in 23 years under the direction of Daisuke Miura from this season, but the lack of two players, Soto and Austin, who are the center of the batting line, inevitably reduces the scoring ability, and the season It seems that we will be forced into a difficult battle in the early stages.