◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Seibu Lions (23rd, Yamagata City)

Rakuten Eagles ・ Kengo Horiuchi catcher received a warning for a dangerous swing.

In the bottom of the seventh inning with a four-run lead and no outs, Horiuchi swung at the ball on a 1-1 count, but his bat slipped out of his hand and flew towards the area between backstop and the first base dugout. home-base umpire issued a warning.

A dangerous swing refers to hitter dropping the bat midway through their swing instead of holding it until the end (including slipping out of their hand). In particular, if the entire bat is aimed at another person, it poses a serious risk of injury, and therefore, this is considered a dangerous swing, and the following penalties will be applied.

If a dangerous swing is made but the bat does not hit anyone → Warning

If the same hitter makes a dangerous swing a second time in the same game → Ejection

If the entire bat is aimed at another player and they are unable to avoid it and are hit directly by their body → Immediate disqualification.

Also, when the ball enters areas where it is dead, such as the dugout, the photographer's area, or the stands.

If a hitter commits a dangerous swing twice in the same game, they will be ejected due to accumulated warnings.