Professional baseball Lotte announced that it has canceled the contract on the 23rd, saying that veteran Ikuhiro Kiyota has repeatedly taken inappropriate actions that violate the rules of the team to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
Breaking the rules of the team and going out multiple times
35-year-old Kiyota reported falsely to the team about having a meal with an acquaintance woman while eating with outsiders was banned in Sapporo last September to prevent infection with the new coronavirus. As a result, I was sentenced to indefinite disciplinary action in January.
After that, the disposition was lifted on the 1st of this month, and on the 12th, he returned to the actual battle in the Eastern League match of the 2nd army.
However, after returning, the weekly magazine told him about going out with an acquaintance woman, and as a result of the team confirming the facts with the person himself, he broke the team's rule of refraining from going out unnecessarily to prevent infection with the new coronavirus multiple times. It means that he allowed him to go out.
The team canceled the contract on the 23rd, taking seriously the repeated inappropriate behavior and betrayal of the team, such as breaking the rules shortly after the cancellation of the disposition.
The team deeply apologizes for the fact that it has caused a situation that betrays the trust of all the fans who support us and the people who support us. We take it very seriously that we have invited the team, and we will make every effort to educate the players while thoroughly disseminating the rules of the team. "