Orix Buffaloes Buffaloes catcher Yuma Tongu announced his discharge from the hospital on his Instagram account on the 20th. He had been sidelined since injuring the back of his right knee while hitting Home Run in an intrasquad game on February 11th during the Miyazaki training camp. At one point, he had recovered enough to return to playing. However, after the farm league game against Nippon-Ham on May 29th (at Sugimoto Shoji BS), his condition worsened again. On July 7th, he underwent medial meniscus reconstruction surgery, high tibial osteotomy, and autologous osteochondral grafting surgery at a hospital in Chiba Prefecture, and was hospitalized.

"Thank you to everyone who helped me with my rehabilitation this time!! Thanks to you, my body is in good condition. I weighed 100 kg when I was admitted, and now I weigh 90 kg, the first time I've been 90 kg since high school. The rehabilitation will be long, but I look forward to your continued support! #KamedaGeneralHospital #Rehabilitation #ThankYouForYourSupport #IWillDoMyBest" he wrote.