Masataka Yoshida, who had been out of the battlefield after being infected with the new coronavirus in professional baseball Orix, was registered as a player in the 1st Army on the 17th.
Yoshida, the top hitter for the second consecutive year until last season, was confirmed to have been infected with the new corona after participating in the Rakuten match on the 8th of this month, and the registration of the 1st army player was canceled on the 9th.
At the time when the infection was confirmed, Yoshida had no symptoms and was treated away from the team, but on the 17th he joined the team and participated in pre-match practice and was registered as a player in the 1st Army.
Until the 8th of this month, Yoshida was leading the team with a batting average of 30%, 2 minutes and 5 RBIs, and 25 RBIs at the top of the team.
Orix has the lowest batting average and score of 12 teams so far, and it is expected that the batting average will be strengthened by the return of the central axis.