Nippon Professional Baseball
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
- Kanato ShimizuCInjured list
Fractured right hand, deactivated Sep 25 (foul tip vs Yomiuri on Sep 24); no return timetable
- Taiga TsujiPOut
Left elbow Tommy John surgery (Sep 12); long-term absence
- Yuta SaitoPInjured list
Right shoulder joint inflammation (since Aug 19)
- Taylor HearnPInjured list
Right oblique strain (since Jul 25)
- Ren HirakawaOFInjured list
Fractured left ankle (since Aug 30); rehabbing
No changes (eliminated from CS)
Yomiuri Giants
- Spencer HowardPOut
Back injury; returned to the US for treatment Sep 23. Postseason appearance unlikely
- Iori YamasakiPInjured list
Deactivated with right shoulder discomfort; pitched in a farm game Sep 23
- TaiseiPInjured list
Right elbow tightness (since Jul 12); resumed rehab throwing Sep 21
- Shunsuke UrataIFInjured list
Right elbow ligament damage; deactivated Sep 14
- Shogo AsanoOFInjured list
Right knee meniscus surgery (Aug 27)
Masahiro Tanaka deactivated Sep 20 (right after reaching 204 combined MLB/NPB wins). Clinched at least 2nd place