Orix's Masataka Yoshida, who has marked the top batting averages in both leagues so far in professional baseball, hurt his left thigh muscle and was canceled on the 5th.
Yoshida showed a pretense to worry about the condition of his foot when he hit infield hits in the 9th inning at the Softbank game held at the PayPay Dome in Fukuoka City on the 3rd, and was replaced immediately afterwards.
I participated in the Softbank game on the 4th as a pinch hitter, but I missed it and struck out.
According to the team, as a result of seeing a doctor at a hospital in Fukuoka City, he was diagnosed with a muscle bruise on his left thigh.
In the future, we plan to practice and rehabilitate while checking the condition of the injury, and on the 5th, the registration of the 1st army player was deleted.
For this reason, the consecutive game participation that had been going on for four years was interrupted at "512".
Yoshida won his first title in the top batter last season, and so far this season in his sixth year, his batting average is 30%, 3 minutes and 8 RBIs, which is the top of both leagues, and his RBI is 69 RBIs, which is the second place in the league. Also marked 20 RBIs in 4th place in the league.
He also participated in all games at the Tokyo Olympics in 3rd place, showing strong batting and contributing to winning the gold medal.
For Orix, who is aiming to win the league title for the first time in 25 years, the departure of Yoshida, who has been pulling the batting line, will be a big hurt as the remaining games are less than 40 games.