Pitcher Aki Sasaki of the professional baseball Lotte was considered tired and was canceled from the 1st Army's participation registration on the 15th.
Pitcher Sasaki started the game against Nippon-Ham on the 14th with 11 days left in the middle, and scored his 9th win with no runs in the 5th inning, but he dropped out with 58 balls, the lowest number since he became a professional.
Pitcher Sasaki participated in the practice before the game on the 15th, but his registration for the 1st army was canceled in order to increase the interval between pitches in consideration of fatigue.
Lotte manager Tadahito Iguchi explained the reason for his removal, saying, "It's been slowing down in terms of recovery."
Sasaki's re-registration for the 1st Army will be on the 25th of this month at the earliest.