Softbank Manager Hiroki Kokubo (54) announced on April 27 that Akira Nakamura outfielder (35) will miss the Japan Series. He had been out of the lineup for Games 1 and 2 due to discomfort in his right hip, but explained, "Akira can't make the Japan Series. See you next year," he explained. Nakamura was also found to have been playing with a hernia in his lower back and will undergo surgery. Also, Kondo, who returned from a left side pain, hit timely hits in two consecutive games at "No. 4, DH," but from Game 3 there is no DH system Koshien. The commanding officer said, "I won't let them protect him," and assumed that he would be used as a trump card for substitutions.
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・ [Softbank] Manager Hiroki Kokubo states that Akira Nakamura, who is out due to injury, will not return during the Japan Series
・ [Softbank] Akira Nakamura will be absent due to discomfort in his right hip. Manager Hiroki Kokubo makes a sudden change to starting line-up, saying, "This year is just like that."
・ [Softbank] Manager Kokubo decides to start Akira Nakamura despite the forbidden starting line-up. Kensuke Kondo is out for a long time due to back surgery.
・ [Softbank] Kensuke Kondo will be batting seventh and left field, and Akira Nakamura will be starting line-up fourth.
・ [Softbank] Akira Nakamura saved the game by hitting the first run in the first inning and hitting an RBI in the second inning. He replaced Kensuke Kondo as the second batter and designated hitter.
