Nippon Professional Baseball
12Teams
28Out now
4Doubtful
Hiroshima Toyo CarpMost absencesOut 6
Current injuries · Nippon Professional Baseball33 players
| Player | Team | Pos | Status | Injury / reason | Expected return | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atsuki Taneichi | CLM Chiba Lotte Marines | SP | Out | Left Achilles rupture (4/25, surgery 4/30); joining first-team pregame practice as of 9/19 | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Yuto Kimura | CLM Chiba Lotte Marines | P | Out | Right elbow UCL damage, internal brace surgery (6/18) | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Shota Ueda | CLM Chiba Lotte Marines | C | Out | Right Achilles tendon repair surgery (2/27) | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Ryuku Tsuchida | CHU Chunichi Dragons | SS | Out | Right scapula fracture from HBP vs. Hanshin 8/26; not yet back even in farm games | TBD | 2026-10-03 |
| Ryosuke Otsu | SBH Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | SP | Out | Right olecranon stress fracture with bone spur; screw fixation and elbow cleanup surgery (announced Oct. 21); left off Japan Series list | – | 2026-10-28 |
| Kenta Imamiya | SBH Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | SS | Out | Right hamstring strain late in the season; left off Japan Series eligibility list | – | 2026-10-28 |
| Ukyo Maekawa | HAN Hanshin Tigers | OF | Out | Hit by a pitch near the left wrist in Game 3 on Oct 16 and replaced; diagnosed with a fractured left little finger (per manager Fujikawa) | Unlikely to return this series | 2026-10-16 |
| Kanato Shimizu | HIR Hiroshima Toyo Carp | C | Out | Fractured right first metacarpal/trapezium (foul tip 9/24, deregistered 9/25) | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Ren Hirakawa | HIR Hiroshima Toyo Carp | OF | Out | Left lateral malleolus (ankle) fracture (8/30) | Out for season (2.5 months minimum per August outlook) | 2026-10-06 |
| Shun Okamoto | HIR Hiroshima Toyo Carp | RP | Out | Right shoulder tightness (out since 9/6) | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Hearn | HIR Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | Out | Right oblique injury (out since 7/25) | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Taiga Tsuji | HIR Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | Out | Left elbow UCL reconstruction (Tommy John) | Out for 2026 season | 2026-10-06 |
| Kazuki Takita | HIR Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | Out | Left elbow UCL reconstruction (Tommy John) and bone spur removal | Out for 2026 season | 2026-10-06 |
| Hiroya Miyagi | ORX Orix Buffaloes | SP | Out | Left elbow UCL injury; Tommy John surgery in May, rehabbing | Next season | 2026-10-03 |
| Tomoya Mori | ORX Orix Buffaloes | C | Out | Left wrist surgery in August; out for the season | Next season | 2026-10-03 |
| Ryu Sugisawa | ORX Orix Buffaloes | OF | Out | Right distal ulna fracture from HBP; right wrist surgery in September | TBD | 2026-10-03 |
| Masayuki Kuwahara | SEI Saitama Seibu Lions | OF | Out | Right calf strain (9/5, deregistered 9/9) | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Yutaro Watanabe | SEI Saitama Seibu Lions | SP | Out | Right elbow pain (left 9/11 start after 4 innings) | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Trey Wingenter | SEI Saitama Seibu Lions | RP | Out | Right elbow tightness (9/23); ramping up throwing | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Gakuto Wakabayashi | SEI Saitama Seibu Lions | OF | Out | Pectineus strain (deregistered 8/9) | TBD | 2026-10-06 |
| Jerar Encarnacion | DB Yokohama DeNA BayStars | OF | Out | Right foot injury on defense in CS Final Game 4; left off Japan Series list (.293, 11 HR); returned home mid-series (club announced Oct 26) | – | 2026-10-28 |
| Shunsuke Urata | YG Yomiuri Giants | IF | Out | Torn right elbow ligament on a defensive play vs DeNA Sept 14; removed from active roster. Returned in a third-team game Sept 27, no first-team return scheduled | TBD | 2026-10-10 |
| Luke Voit | RAK Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | DH | Injured list | Right elbow UCL damage and common tendon rupture (May 19); surgery Aug. 1, rehabbing | TBD | 2026-10-04 |
| Shota Watanabe | RAK Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | RP | Injured list | Rehabbing from right foot os trigonum removal surgery (Nov. 13, 2025) | TBD | 2026-10-04 |
| Domingo Santana | YS Tokyo Yakult Swallows | OF | Injured list | Lower back tightness; deregistered Sept. 27 | TBD | 2026-10-04 |
| Takeshi Miyamoto | YS Tokyo Yakult Swallows | IF | Injured list | Left hamstring strain (Sept. 15); deregistered | TBD | 2026-10-04 |
| Yuhei Nakamura | YS Tokyo Yakult Swallows | C | Injured list | Right orbital fracture (July 22); surgery July 24, rehabbing | TBD | 2026-10-04 |
| Naofumi Kizawa | YS Tokyo Yakult Swallows | RP | Injured list | Right elbow debridement surgery (Sept. 8) | Aiming for next season | 2026-10-04 |
| Shota Morishita | HAN Hanshin Tigers | RF | Doubtful | Left Game 2 with pain near the right thigh; started Game 3 on the bench; no diagnosis released | Game-day decision | 2026-10-16 |
| Teruaki Sato | HAN Hanshin Tigers | 3B | Doubtful | Out of the Game 2 and 3 starting lineups with poor condition; seen in protective gear lining up after Game 3 (pinch-hit prep reported); injury undisclosed | Game-day decision | 2026-10-16 |
| Hiromi Ito | NHF Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | SP | Questionable | Back soreness, day-to-day, lower-back twinge and hit on left leg Oct 12; wants to pitch in Final Stage | – | 2026-10-14 |
| Chihiro Sumida | SEI Saitama Seibu Lions | SP | Questionable | Hit by batted ball 9/28; back in full practice, manager Nishiguchi says CS use is possible | Possible for CS | 2026-10-06 |
| Manaya Nishikawa | SEI Saitama Seibu Lions | OF | Returned | Left knee MCL injury (7/31); re-activated 10/5 | Returned | 2026-10-06 |
Teams12
- CLMChiba Lotte MarinesOut 3 · Doubtful 0
- CHUChunichi DragonsOut 1 · Doubtful 0
- SBHFukuoka SoftBank HawksOut 2 · Doubtful 0
- HANHanshin TigersOut 1 · Doubtful 2
- HIRHiroshima Toyo CarpOut 6 · Doubtful 0
- NHFHokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersOut 0 · Doubtful 1
- ORXOrix BuffaloesOut 3 · Doubtful 0
- SEISaitama Seibu LionsOut 4 · Doubtful 1
- RAKTohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesOut 2 · Doubtful 0
- YSTokyo Yakult SwallowsOut 4 · Doubtful 0
- DBYokohama DeNA BayStarsOut 1 · Doubtful 0
- YGYomiuri GiantsOut 1 · Doubtful 0