On the 16th, Rakuten announced that infielder Yoshiaki Watanabe (28) underwent right elbow joint cleaning surgery at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is expected to be unable to return to play for three to four months. Watanabe is a utility player who can play multiple positions in outfield, and this season he has played in 75 games with a batting average of .279. He showed his strong hitting ability by hitting two walk-off off wins against Softbank on April 27th and Lotte on May 13th. He had been playing on the first team since the start of the season, but was removed from the roster on September 29th.
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