Ryoya Kurihara, a central batter of professional baseball and Softbank, announced on the 13th that it will take about 7 to 9 months to return after surgery on his injured left knee.

In the eighth year, 25-year-old Kurihara won the gold medal as one of Softbank's core batters who participated in all games last season and had a batting average of 20%, 7 minutes, 5 home runs, and 21 home runs. He was a member of the Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympics.



Kurihara was injured in his left knee in the match on March 30, and was deregistered as a player in the 1st Army, and was diagnosed with a ruptured left knee anterior cross ligament.



The team announced that Kurihara had surgery on his left knee at a hospital in Saga City on the 13th, and it is expected that it will take 7 to 9 months to return, making his participation during this season hopeless. rice field.