Rakuten, a professional baseball team, announced that it has canceled the contract with pitcher Adam Conley, who had been delayed in coming to Japan due to the effects of the new coronavirus, after mutual agreement.
Pitcher Conley commented, "I have decided that it is not the best time to play in Japan for this corona."
Pitcher Conley is 30 years old from the United States.
A tall left-handed pitcher who played with Ichiro in the Marlins of the Major Leagues, he has pitched nearly 200 games in the Major Leagues.
Rakuten, which has signed a contract with you and Conley pitcher and season to reinforce the relief of the left was undermanned, under the influence of the new corona, not stand the prospect of Japan in the family accompanied that had been hope, voluntary in the United States It means that he continued training.
Through the team, Pitcher Conley said, "I was looking forward to playing at Rakuten, but unfortunately I decided that it was not the best time to play in Japan because of the worsening situation in Japan. I hope it's a great season for the team. "