Pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura of the Major League Baseball Red Sox has been removed from the division series advancement deciding match to be held on the 5th as the first match of the playoffs.


Since it is a decisive battle for only one game, it seems to be a strategy to increase the player base of fielders who are appointed as pinch hitters.

On the 5th, the Red Sox announced 26 registered players for the division series advancement deciding match with the Yankees in Boston, the home base, and pitcher Sawamura, the only Japanese player in the major leagues who advanced to the playoffs, has been removed from the members. ..



In Major League Baseball, 28 players can be registered in the regular season after September, but in the playoffs, the number will decrease by 2 to 26.



In the district series advancement deciding match where only one match is played, the pitcher who was in charge of the starting rotation during the season may pitch with relief depending on the development of the match, and the red socks with abundant relief team are two middlemen including pitcher Sawamura. It seems that he took a strategy of removing from the members and adding one fielder to be appointed as a substitute.



If the Red Sox advance to the Division Series with the Rays, the registered members can be changed, so there is a possibility that pitcher Sawamura, who has pitched 55 games this season and has a record of 5 wins and 1 loss and an ERA of 3.06, will be a member. It is left.



The American League's division series advancement deciding match will be started by Ace, who was the opening pitcher of the season with Pitcher Ibardi for the Red Sox and Pitcher Cole for the Yankees.