Professional baseball Orix has announced that pitcher Ryoga Tomiyama, who is participating in a camp in Miyazaki, has been infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the first time that an infection has been confirmed during camping at Orix.
In his fourth year as a professional pitcher, Tomiyama pitched in 51 games, the only team in the team to exceed 50 games, with an earned run average of 2.72 and 20 holds.
According to the team, pitcher Tomiyama has been participating in a camp in Miyazaki City since the 1st of this month, but he felt sore throat and malaise on the night of the 11th, and the new Corona at a hospital in Miyazaki City on the 12th. It means that the virus was tested positive by PCR.
This is the first time that ORIX players and staff have been confirmed infected during a camp in Miyazaki.
Pitcher Tomiyama is recuperating away from other players, so the team is aiming for an early recovery by contacting the health center and seeking instructions.