Orix Buffaloes
Nippon Professional Baseball · 2026-10-03 as of
3Out now
0Doubtful
1Changes (30 days)
18Players tracked
Current injuries · Orix Buffaloes3 players
| Player | Pos | Status | Injury / reason | Expected return | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroya Miyagi | SP | Out | Left elbow UCL injury; Tommy John surgery in May, rehabbing | Next season | 2026-10-03 |
| Tomoya Mori | C | Out | Left wrist surgery in August; out for the season | Next season | 2026-10-03 |
| Ryu Sugisawa | OF | Out | Right distal ulna fracture from HBP; right wrist surgery in September | TBD | 2026-10-03 |
Status changes (last 30 days)1
- Ryu SugisawaAddedOut
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Roster notes
- Probable SP Aren Kuri. Yoshihisa Hirano (258 NPB/MLB saves) retired (farewell game 9/25); Nobuyoshi Yamada and Masahiro Nishino also announced retirement 9/24. 4th as of 10/1 (65-75-2).
- Yoshihisa Hirano (42), Masahiro Nishino and Shugi Yamada to retire after the season
- Probable starter: Takashima
- No notable roster moves
- Probable starter: Chen Mu-kuo. Several other pitchers are out after repeat Tommy John surgery and similar (Atsuya Fujikawa, Kaede Yokoyama, Atsuya Kogita, Yuito Mae). Pitchers Reo Yamaguchi and Hiroshi (surname) were deactivated after giving up runs on Sep 21, and Kazuma Sato was recalled.
- No confirmed recent injuries (no reliable recent reports found; does not mean the team is injury-free). No roster changes
- No changes (no trades). Frequent call-ups due to many injuries — Shunpeita Yamashita, Kohei Azuma, Naruki Teranishi, Ryuhei Sotani, Daiki Tajima and others also injured (mostly pitchers)
- Among the most injured of the 12 clubs. Shigeru Endo traded away (Jul 26), Yoshihisa Hirano (42) retired (Aug 9), signed foreign player Sean Jimenez (Jan 10)