The Seibu Lions announced on the 11th that infielder Taiga Hirasawa (28) underwent endoscopic decompression surgery for a pars defect at a hospital in Hyogo Prefecture on the 6th. He is expected to take two to three months to return.
Additionally, pitcher Yuta Nakamura (31), who has been notified that his contract will not be renewed for next season, underwent "right shoulder arthroscopic suprascapular nerve decompression surgery" at a hospital in Tokyo on the 7th, and is expected to take three months to return.
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