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Director Ori Nakajima and Lotte Guerrero “reconcile” The day before, the two armies swiftly hit the head dead ball | Full-Count

In the game on the 9th, Guerrero’s 163km hit the head of Ori Kurebayashi directly, causing a brawl.

Director Satoshi Nakajima of Orix and pitcher Tayron Guerrero of Lotte exchanged a hug before the game on the 10th and “reconciled”. In the same battle (Hotto Kobe) on the 9th, there was a brawl in which players jumped out of the benches of both armies.

Before the match on that day, Guerrero apologized to Director Nakajima when he appeared on the ground with an interpreter. There was also a scene where they exchanged words for about a minute, and at the end they exchanged hugs and smiled.

In the game on the 9th, a straight ball of 163 kg thrown by Guerrero hit the head of Orix Kurebayashi in the scene of 2nd and 3rd base in the 8th inning. The helmet of Kurebayashi was blown off, and Guerrero was sent off as a dangerous pitch. In response to this, there was a scene where Director Nakajima and others rushed to the vicinity of the home base, and on the Lotte side, the players jumped out of the bench and the inside of the venue was noisy.

[Actual photo]163 kg hit the head the day before … Orix Kotaro Kurebayashi participated in the practice energetically