Nippon Professional Baseball
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
- Kanato ShimizuCOut
Hit on right wrist by a foul tip Sep 24; fractured first metacarpal and trapezium; deactivated Sep 25 · Expected return: Return date TBD (effectively out for season)
- Ren HirakawaOFOut
Fractured left lateral malleolus Aug 30 (1st-round rookie) · Expected return: Unlikely to return in regular season
- Taiga TsujiPOut
Tommy John surgery and bone-chip removal in September; long-term absence
4th-round rookie right-hander Daiki Kudo (tops out at 159 km/h) makes his pro debut start; expected to be activated that day. Beat DeNA 5-3 on Sep 27 (Ryosuke Kikuchi go-ahead hit in the 9th). 5th in Central League (eliminated). No moves since the trade deadline.
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
- Asahi MiyashitaIFOut
Injured on a headfirst slide vs. Yomiuri Sep 14 (manager Aikawa: "difficult this season") · Expected return: Out for season
- Shion MatsuoCReturned
Hit in the head by a broken bat Sep 18, deactivated under concussion exemption → re-activated Sep 25, started Sep 27
- Kohei MoriharaPOut
Rehabbing after right elbow ligament surgery · Expected return: Out for season
- Shinichi OnukiPOut
Rehabbing after right shoulder surgery · Expected return: Out for season
Sep 25: J. Ruiz and Matsuo activated, Fukazawa deactivated. Veteran Bisiedo retired mid-season. 3rd in Central League (CS berth clinched). No moves since the trade deadline.