Nippon Professional Baseball
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
- Yuhei NakamuraCOut
Right eye contusion and orbital fracture; rehabbing after Jul 24 surgery
- Taichi IshiyamaPOut
Right elbow discomfort, rehabbing
Probable starter: Takahashi. Acquired OF Sei Endo from Orix in a Jul 26 trade; signed foreign player Leandro Cedeño on May 28
Yomiuri Giants
- OzePOut
Right elbow pain, rehabbing (resumed long toss Sep 18)
- Iori YamasakiPProbable
Right shoulder discomfort; resumed live batting practice Sep 17, return imminent
- Bryan MataPQuestionable
Right elbow discomfort, left Sep 9 outing early; rest of season uncertain
- Forrest WhitleyPOut
Upper-body discomfort, rehabbing
- Makoto KyomotoPOut
Rehabbing from right elbow Tommy John surgery; hit 152 km/h in a game outing Sep 11
- Yuto KohamaIFOut
Dislocated left shoulder, rehabbing (near 100%)
- Shunsuke UrataIFOut
Right elbow ligament damage, rehabbing · Expected return: Targeting postseason return
- Shogo AsanoOFOut
Right knee meniscus repair surgery (Aug 27) · Expected return: Possibly out for season
Probable starter: Ogasawara. Acquired P Chiharu Tanaka from Rakuten as FA compensation; traded OF Rakuto Wakabayashi to Seibu on Jul 30