동료를 폭행해 일본프로야구 닛폰햄 파이터스로부터 무기한 출장 정지 처분을 받은 나카타 쇼(32)가 요미우리 자이언츠로 이적했다.닛폰햄 구단은 20일 "나카타를 요미우리에 트레이드했다"라고 발표했다. 나카타는 곧 기자회견을 열어 심경을 밝힐 계획이다.일본 야구 국가대표 출신 거포 나카타는 4일 일본 홋카이도 하코.
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May 10, 2021
There was something different about the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters during pregame warmups Friday at Sapporo Dome. The players were wearing their special Hokkaido appreciation tops which are predominantly blue this year with white pants for their matchup with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. They went through all the normal pregame machinations stretching, batting and fielding.
The difference was they did it wearing masks.
It might have looked a little strange, but the club was taking no chances after being forced off the field for nearly a week by COVID-19.
The Fighters’ game against the Eagles that night was their first since May 2. The previous four games including a three-game series against the Chiba Lotte Marines that was set to start last week were postponed after an outbreak of COVID-19 within the team. Instead of hitting the field, the team was waiting for the results of polymerase chain reaction tests and wondering when it would play