[Orix Buffaloes] Hirooka Taishi leaves game due to lower back stiffness... He is scheduled to travel with the team for the away game against Softbank Hawks starting April 17th. The decision was made as a precaution. He underwent examinations at a hospital in Osaka during the game. | Pacific League

[Orix Buffaloes] Hirooka Taishi left the game due to lower back stiffness... He is scheduled to travel with the team for the away game Softbank Hawks starting on April 17th. The decision was made as a precaution. He underwent examinations at a hospital in Osaka during the game.

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April 16, 2026 22:42

Orix Buffaloes 's Hirooka Taishi was substituted out of defense in the third inning due to lower back stiffness.

◆パ・リーグ　オリックス７―１西武（１６日・京セラドーム大阪）

Orix Buffaloes infielder Hirooka Taishi started at third base and batted leadoff, but was replaced after just one at-bat. The team announced that he was being taken out as a precaution because he felt stiffness in his lower back. In the first inning, he grounded out to the shortstop off change-up from Seibu Lions 's Sugai. Before the third defense, manager Kishida announced that he would be replaced by Nishino.

The manager explained, "I think we'll make a decision after he goes for the examination." He will undergo an examination at a hospital in Osaka during the game and is scheduled to accompany the team for the three-game series against Softbank Hawks starting on the 17th (at Mizuho PayPay Dome).

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