Professional baseball Orix announced that Kodai Sano and Ryo Ohta, who both participated in the game on the 9th, were newly infected with the new coronavirus, and the infection was confirmed within the team from the beginning of this month. There are now 8 people.
According to the team, Kodai Sano and Ota have no symptoms because the screening test for the new coronavirus conducted by the team on the 9th was positive, and they are being treated away from the team. about it.
Kodai Sano, who is in his eighth year as a professional player, is a switch hitter who has a strong base running and defense, and hit a three-run home run in the final against Lotte on the 9th.
In addition, Ota, who is in his fourth year as a professional player, is an infielder with a long hitting ability, and has participated in 11 games so far this season, and was appointed as a starting pitcher on the 9th.
At ORIX, players and coaches have been infected with the new coronavirus since the beginning of this month, and by the 10th, eight people had been confirmed to be infected within the team.
On the other hand, the match with Lotte in Chiba City started at 2:00 pm on the 10th as scheduled.