Twist his right leg and fall while pitching against Rakuten
Chunichi pitcher Toshiya Okada was hit by an accident during the game, and an ambulance entered the ground. On the 22nd, he pitched in a practice match against Rakuten in Chatan-cho, Okinawa. When he threw the first pitch against Ulenha from the 6th inning with 1 death, he twisted his right leg and fell, unable to get up and fell down on the ground.
Manager Kazuyoshi Tatsunami also went to the ground with a worried look on his face. Trainers and head and pitching coach Eiji Ochiai also gathered on the mound. Even when a stretcher was brought in, he could not stand up easily, and the game was temporarily suspended.
The stadium was in an uproar, and when the ambulance entered the field, Okada screamed, “It hurts!” and couldn’t move at all. The opponent, Rakuten’s manager Kazuhisa Ishii, was also watching with concern from the bench.
