◆ Pacific League: Orix Buffaloes vs. Softbank Hawks (20th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Hiroshi was added to the active roster on the 20th. He had been removed from the roster on the 15th as a "player eligible for special leave due to bereavement" due to a death in the family. This is a new system established this season, and it was the first time it was applied in NPB.

He can re-register without waiting the 10 days normally required. In his return game against Hiroshima in the Farm League on the 19th (Kyocera Dome Osaka), he closer was 1 inning to none runs in seven pitches. Chunichi The first time he was drafted, he won one game in three this season, ERA 0.00, and Yasuto Takashima, pitcher, who had been registered as an alternate player, was struck from the roster. He, too, will be able to re-register without waiting 10 days.