Nippon Professional Baseball
Injury report for Hiroshima Toyo Carp at Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Nippon Professional Baseball, Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo): Hiroshima Toyo Carp have 5 out and 0 doubtful; Tokyo Yakult Swallows have 4 out and 0 doubtful.
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
- Shogo AkiyamaOFOut
Influenza; deregistered Oct. 1 under NPB infectious-disease exception · Expected return: TBD
- Minoru OmoriOFOut
Influenza; deregistered Oct. 1 under NPB infectious-disease exception · Expected return: TBD
- Ren HirakawaOFInjured list
Left ankle lateral malleolus fracture (out since Aug. 30) · Expected return: At least 2.5 months to heal
- Kanato ShimizuCInjured list
Right first metacarpal and trapezium fracture (out since Sept. 24) · Expected return: TBD
- Shun OkamotoPInjured list
Right shoulder tightness (out since Sept. 6) · Expected return: TBD
Kota Hayashi and one other added Oct. 1 to replace Akiyama and Omori; four players informed they will not be retained the same day
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
- Domingo SantanaOFInjured list
Lower back tightness; deregistered Sept. 27 · Expected return: TBD
- Takeshi MiyamotoIFInjured list
Left hamstring strain (Sept. 15); deregistered · Expected return: TBD
- Yuhei NakamuraCInjured list
Right orbital fracture (July 22); surgery July 24, rehabbing · Expected return: TBD
- Naofumi KizawaRPInjured list
Right elbow debridement surgery (Sept. 8) · Expected return: Aiming for next season
P Masanori Ishikawa registered, P Taichi Yamano deregistered; Koyo Aoyagi told he is out of the club's plans (reported Sept. 29)