Haruto Takahashi, a fifth-year pitcher who is expected to be a future ace candidate in professional baseball and Hanshin, underwent surgery to repair the ligament of his left elbow, and his return during this season was hopeless.
Pitcher Takahashi contributed to the team's second place with four wins in the second half of last season, but he felt uncomfortable with his left elbow while pitching and dropped out halfway, so he had a cleaning operation on his left elbow last November. I was receiving it.
After that, I have been rehabilitating with the 2nd army, but the recovery is not good, and according to the team, I was discharged on the 25th after undergoing an operation to repair the ligament of the left elbow called Tommy John operation this month.
Pitchers who have undergone Tommy John surgery usually take more than a year to return, making Takahashi's return during the season hopeless.
Pitcher Takahashi is 26 years old in his fifth year.
He suffered from repeated injuries, and until last year he had five wins, the most wins of the season, but he has been expected to be a future ace candidate for pitching around a straight that exceeds 150 kilometers.
Pitcher Takahashi commented, "My elbows are in poor condition and I decided to have surgery to get rid of my anxiety. I will do my best to rehabilitate so that I can return to the mound and help the team."