On July 8, Yakult announced that Taichi Ishiyama and Shodai Maruyama, who are being adjusted by the second army, were infected with the new coronavirus. In the morning of the next day, Shingo Kawabata and one staff member, who were also being adjusted by the second army, also received a positive test. A few hours later, the team that turned on the winning magic, the fastest in NPB history, is in a state of emergency.
I followed the week when the Swallows shook.
Yakult’s clubhouse quietly calms down
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The biggest emergency in history
July 9th
The first army was preparing for the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Baseball Stadium. After 12:40, when I was looking at the clubhouse from a place across the road, I saw Seiichi Uchikawa. At this point,
When I told a reporter in a sports newspaper that Uchikawa was there, he told me, “Isn’t Nishiura (Naomichi) also promoted to the army? The car is parked there.”
At this point, I felt a little uncomfortable with the scenery of the clubhouse. First of all, no player usually goes to indoor practice for early departure practice. Eventually, the team staff wearing antibacterial gloves began to move the players’ cars silently, and when several players in plain clothes came out of the clubhouse, they left the stadium.
“Isn’t there a positive person even in one army?”
“There was Yuta Suzuki (pitcher), but are Uchikawa and Nishiura urgently convened?”
“By the way, there is no car for Yamada (Tetsuto).”
Reporters seemed restless in front of the scene.
Then, when Director Shingo Takatsu got into the car and left the stadium, the team public relations explained, “Details will be released later by e-mail.”
At 15:01, I confirmed the email “About the positive judgment of the new coronavirus and the cancellation of the game”. It is said that there are 14 positive people, but I was shocked to see the name.
Director Shingo Takatsu, Coach Hirotoshi Ishii, Pitcher Hirotoshi Takanashi, Pitcher Noboru Shimizu, Pitcher Reito Taguchi, Catcher Naoki Matsumoto, Catcher Souma Uchiyama, Tetsuto Yamada Infielder, Nobuyuki Okumura Infielder, Hideki Nagaoka Infielder, Nobu Aoki Parent outfielder, Kazuka Maruyama outfielder, Taiki Hamada outfielder, 1 staff member
