Softbank Hawks announced that infielder Kenta Imamiya (35) will not participate in the team practice at Mizuho PayPay Dome and will instead undergo rehabilitation due to a right hamstring strain.

He injured himself while sliding into second base during the game against the Rakuten Eagles (Rakuten Mobile) on the 5th, and was removed from the active roster on the 7th. The earliest he could have been re-registered was for the fourth game of the CS Final Stage on the 17th. Having been diagnosed with a muscle strain, it is now a difficult situation for him to appear not only in the CS Final Stage but also in the Japan Series should the team advance.