Professional baseball Softbank announced on the 22nd that seven new players and staff, including main batter Yuki Yanagida, were infected with the new coronavirus.
In the five days until the 22nd, SOFTBANK announced that 15 players and staff were infected, and as they continue to fight for the championship, they are required to reorganize their strength.
On the 22nd, SoftBank has five players, including captain Yanagida, who is a representative batter in the baseball world and the main force in the batting line, Taisei Makihara, Yukyo Shuto, and Toru Yanagimachi, who have played an active role in offense and defense, and two staff members. announced that a total of seven people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
SOFTBANK confirmed the infection of a total of eight people, including
Akira Kawase and one staff member on the 18th of this month, and
four players and two staff members, including Akira Nakamura, Daiki Mimori, and Shin Shiino on the 19th. announced.
At Softbank, a total of 15 infections, including 10 players and 5 staff members, were confirmed in the 5 days from the 18th to the 22nd of this month.
Softbank is in 2nd place in the Pacific League, 0.5 games behind the leader Seibu, and has played 7 games in a row since the 23rd, leaving their home base Fukuoka.
While fighting for the championship, many members of the first army will be missing, and a reorganization of the force will be required.