It turned out that Laird, a professional baseball player who had been selected as the Mexican national baseball team for the Tokyo Olympics, has declined to participate.
The 24 members of the Mexico National Baseball Team were announced on the 8th, and Lotte's Laird player was selected, but according to the people concerned, as a result of discussions between the national team and himself, it was decided to decline participation. ..
Laird's mother is from Mexico, and four years ago he represented Mexico in the WBC = World Baseball Classic.
Laird played an active role this season, hitting 18 home runs, which was the third place in the Pacific League, and also hit home runs in the first round of the All-Star Game held on the 16th of this month.
Laird will join the team practice at ZOZO Marine Stadium, the home of Lotte, on the 21st.
In addition, the Mexican Baseball Federation and others announced on the 19th that two representative pitchers coordinating in Mexico were infected with the new coronavirus.
None of them have any symptoms.
Mexico will face Japan in the second match of the qualifying league at Yokohama Stadium on the 31st of this month.