Professional baseball company Rakuten has announced that director Kazuhisa Ishii has been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
According to the team, Director Ishii was in contact with a staff member of the team who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus on the 29th.
Director Ishii said that he was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus as a result of a PCR test on the 30th.
It means that there are no symptoms such as fever as of the night of the 30th.
From the 31st onwards, head coach Yasunaga Makishi is scheduled to serve as acting manager following the game on the night of the 30th.