Softbank Hawks and Yugo Maeda pitcher were removed from the active roster on the 10th. On the 9th, in the game against Seibu Lions (Belluna Dome), he pitched seven innings without runs and achieved a 10-game winning streak to start the season. This was a remarkable achievement for the team, the first in 61 years since Toshihiko Hayashi (left-handed pitcher in his third year of high school) won 12 consecutive games during his Nankai days in 1965. Since he had pitched for four consecutive weeks on Sunday starting with the July 19 game against Lotte (ZOZO Marine), it is expected that he will take a break for the next game.

The next morning, the team flew back to Fukuoka. At Mizuho PayPay Dome, pitcher a practice session was held, and Chief Coach and Head Coordinator Shinji Kurano pitcher commented on the left-hander’s removal from the roster, saying, “It was part of the plan. We had originally intended to do this.”