NPB = Nippon Professional Baseball has announced that Rakuten's Masahiro Tanaka, Hideto Asamura, and Nippon Ham's Kensuke Kondo will miss the second round of the All-Star Game.
Round 2 of the professional baseball all-star game will be held at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai City, 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Rakuten's pitcher Tanaka and Asamura, who are based in this stadium, will miss the first round on the 16th and the second round on the 17th due to poor physical condition.
The two are believed to have had side reactions after receiving a second dose of the new coronavirus vaccine on the 15th.
Kondo, who also missed the first round, also missed on the 17th due to acute gastroenteritis.
The three have been selected to represent Japan in the Tokyo Olympic Baseball, and will participate in the last-minute training camp in Sendai City starting on the 19th.
10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake Fans have high expectations
It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and fans who visited the stadium expressed their expectations about the holding of an all-star professional baseball game in Sendai.
A 51-year-old man from Sendai City who also watched the All-Star game 10 years ago said, "I watched the game 10 years ago, but I want you to do your best to cheer up everyone in the disaster area." ..
A 48-year-old man from Fukushima Prefecture said, "I've forgotten some parts 10 years after the earthquake, but I'm grateful. I'm looking forward to the success of Rakuten players."
A man in his twenties who came to watch a game with a friend said, "I grew up in Tohoku, so I was really looking forward to this match. I'm looking forward to a competitive match between the Central League and the Pacific League." ..
In addition, there are many fans wearing the uniforms of Teruaki Sato of Hanshin, whose grandparents live in Miyagi prefecture, and a 20-year-old man in Sendai said, "Today I want Sato to hit about three home runs." I was expecting it.