Yutaro Sugimoto, who hits 15 home runs at the top of the team in professional baseball / Orix, has been deregistered as a player for the first army due to suspicion of close contact with a person infected with the new coronavirus.
Last season, Sugimoto hit 32 home runs to win the home run king title, and this season, in his seventh year, he has played in 99 games and hit 15 home runs, which is the top of the team.
According to the team, Sugimoto is suspected of having had close contact with a person infected with the new coronavirus, so on the 21st, a special exception for infected people and close contacts was applied, and on the 21st, he registered as a player for the 1st army. Expunged.
If Sugimoto is judged to be able to return from the team as a special exception, he will be able to be registered as a player without waiting for the prescribed 10 days.