Rakuten Eagles pitcher Daichi Shibata was removed from the active roster on the 17th. This season, he has appeared in 29 games, significantly surpassing his career high, with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss and ERA of 7.40.

Shibata pitched as the second reliever in the sixth inning of the game against Softbank Hawks on the 16th, the previous day. He pitch, giving up three hit and four runs, including a two-run homer to Masaki. After the game, manager Yoshii Masato said of Shibata, "He has a good fastball, but he doesn't seem to have confidence in breaking ball yet, so he's been practicing them a bit now, but with that level of precision, he can't be used in crucial situations where we need to win. I'd like to remove him from the roster for a while so he can practice that properly before bringing him back up. He has a good fastball, so he's pitcher I want to use in crucial situations. I'm going to send him to the minor leagues to practice his breaking ball." He made it clear that Shibata would be sent to the farm team for readjustment.