Softbank Hawks announced on the 25th that Soichiro Ishizuka underwent open reduction plate fixation surgery for a fracture of the left mandible at a hospital in Fukuoka City, and that the procedure was successfully completed. He is expected to return to competition in about four weeks.

In the game Orix Buffaloes on the 23rd, Ishizuka was Hit by Pitch in the face by fastball from Machado on the fifth pitch of the at-bat, with the count at 1 ball and 2 strike, and had to leave the game due to injury. Ishizuka has played in 4 games so far, with a batting average of .364 and RBI.