Professional baseball Orix announced that four people, including pitchers Daisuke Kondo and Masahiro Nishino, who are active as intermediates, and two staff members, were infected with the new coronavirus.
According to the team, the four people were positive in the PCR test on the 28th.
None of them have symptoms such as fever, and they are currently recuperating away from the team.
Pitcher Kondo, who is in his 7th year, has pitched in 32 games as a middleman this season, marking 15 holds and 2 saves.
On the other hand, Nishino, who is in his eighth year, has participated in 30 games this season and has a batting average of 20% and 6 minutes.
He contributed to the victory with three hits in the game on the 27th, and was second on the 28th.
Since the beginning of this month, Orix has confirmed the infection of a total of 14 players, including director Satoshi Nakajima and two players on the 28th.