Nippon Professional Baseball
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
- Tsubasa NamatamePInjured list
Left oblique injury · Expected return: 6-8 weeks as of Aug 20
- Takumi YamamotoPInjured list
Right elbow surgery · Expected return: About 3 months as of Jun 23
- Haruka NemotoPInjured list
Left elbow arthroscopic surgery; rehab going smoothly
- Naoki ArizonoIFInjured list
Left hamate removal surgery; deactivated Sep 13
- Franmil ReyesOFDoubtful
Foreign outfielder. Deactivated Sep 17 with right hamstring tightness; likely to miss today
Several activations and deactivations between Sep 13 and Sep 22
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
- Shota WatanabePOut
Mostly still rehabbing from 2025 elbow surgeries (long-term absence)
- Wataru KarashimaPOut
Mostly still rehabbing from 2025 elbow surgeries (long-term absence)
- Yuki HayashiPOut
Mostly still rehabbing from 2025 elbow surgeries (long-term absence)
- Takuma MatsudaPOut
Mostly still rehabbing from 2025 elbow surgeries (long-term absence)
- Luke VoitOFOut
Foreign outfielder. Right elbow UCL injury and common tendon tear; Aug 1 surgery, effectively out for the season
Kenta Maeda activated Sep 21 (today's announced starter, ex-MLB pitcher); many other activations and deactivations Sep 10-21