On the 1st, Lotte announced pitcher Manabu Mima, who started in his retirement game against Rakuten (ZOZO) on September 30th, was diagnosed with a ruptured right elbow flexor tendon after undergoing an examination at a hospital in Tokyo on the 1st. He will undergo surgery and aim for a full recovery. Mima released a statement through the team saying, "I lost feeling in my elbow after the third pitch yesterday. I literally gave it my all until the very end, and I think I threw until I couldn't pitch anymore. Thank you again for the past 15 years."
The 39-year-old Mima faced Rakuten 's Asamura, and his first pitch was a 140 km/h fastball for strike, and his second pitch was a 139 km/h fastball for a strikeout, but his third pitch was a wild pitch, and he grimaced and looked in pain on mound.
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