Softbank Hawks announced on the 15th that pitcher Hsu Jo-Hsi underwent a transarctic total endoscopic discectomy at a hospital in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, for a herniated disc in the fifth lumbar sacral vertebra of the right spine. The surgery was successful, and he is expected to return to competition in two to three months.

Xu joined the team this season from the Taiwanese professional baseball league's Wei Chuan Chuan Dragons and has appeared in six games so far, with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses and ERA of 4.99.