SoftBank Hawks, Fukuoka’s professional baseball team, announced that five players, including pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada, a coach, and two staff members, have been infected with the new coronavirus. According to the baseball team, the infection was confirmed on June 28 in a PCR test conducted on all players, including those on the first team. Wada was scheduled to start tonight’s game against Lotte at Tokyo Dome after reaching 150 wins in Japan and the U.S. The game scheduled for June 29 has been canceled. Source: NHK
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