[Orix Buffaloes] Despite a painful third straight loss, Ryo Ota is almost fully recovered: "I can keep going like this. It'll heal as I play." He returns to starting line-up immediately after suffering a bruised right calf. | Pacific League

[Orix Buffaloes] Despite a painful third straight loss, Ryo Ota is almost fully recovered: "I can keep going like this. It'll heal as I play." He returned to starting line-up immediately after suffering a bruised right calf.

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June 4, 2026 22:06

In the first inning, with two outs and a runner on second base, Ryo Ota hit a timely single to center field (Photo by Shohei Uemura).

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Orix Buffaloes, having suffered a three-game sweep against The Giants, has brought Ota back into starting line-up as the cleanup hitter and first baseman. He was re-registered on the 2nd after recovering from a bruised right calf, and doble in the game against The Giants on the 3rd (Tokyo Dome). On this day, he hit a go-ahead RBI single in the first inning and went 2-At Bat hit 3 with 1 RBI and 1 Walk, making an immediate impact.

He has cleared up the base running issues that had been a concern, such as scoring from first to third base twice. Ota himself emphasized, "I think I can keep going like this. It would be great if it heals as I continue playing," and manager Mamoru Kishida also seemed relieved, saying, "It looks like he'll be fine after his return. He made it to third base twice, after all."

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