Professional baseball Nippon-Ham also played in the major leagues, and infielder Gosho Kato, who joined the team in third place in the draft, announced that he had broken his right finger.
According to the team, Kato plans to resume ball-throwing practice next week, but he will be late.
Gosho Kato, who belonged to the Blue Jays of the major leagues, is a 28-year-old California native who is a versatile player who protects the infield and outfield and is good at running bases. .
Nippon-Ham had evaluated Kato as an immediate force, but on the 30th, he injured his right index finger during voluntary training at a campsite in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture. about it.
Nippon-Ham will start the 1st Army camp in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture from the 1st, but Kato will remain in the 1st Army and plan to resume ball-throwing practice from next week.
Kato, who has experience in the major leagues, was attracting attention as to whether he could demonstrate his abilities in professional baseball, but he was late to the game.