[Softbank Hawks] Soichiro Ishizuka suffers "fractured mandible" Hit by Pitch in the face by a pitch in the 9th inning with two outs on the 23rd... He was then taken to the hospital by ambulance | Pacific League

[Softbank Hawks] Soichiro Ishizuka suffers "mandibular fracture" Hit by Pitch in the face by a pitch in the 9th inning with two outs on the 23rd... He was then taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Sports Hochi

June 24, 2026 14:35

Soichiro Ishizuka, who was Hit by Pitch in the face by a pitch, was diagnosed with a "fractured mandible."

◆ Pacific League: Softbank Hawks vs. Orix Buffaloes (24th, Mizuho PayPay)

Softbank Hawks announced that catcher Soichiro Ishizuka has been diagnosed with a fractured mandible.

In the bottom of the ninth inning on the 23rd, with two outs, Orix Buffaloes pitcher Machado's fourth pitch, a fastball, hit him directly in the face. He collapsed and was unable to move, and was carried off on a stretcher while manager Kokubo and other coaches watched. He was then transported by ambulance with his neck and head immobilized. After the game, manager Kokubo said, "It hit him squarely. We had no choice but to take him to the hospital immediately by ambulance."