Day 3rd baseman who missed the flight because he overslept...Director's Fury, Third Army Punishment
Day 3rd baseman who missed the flight because he overslept...Director's Fury, Third Army Punishment
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It seems that not all Japanese professional baseball players are shouting "Itshokenmei (I give up my life) 懸命." An infielder in the seventh year missed his move because he overslept and was excluded from the first team.
Saitama Seibu Lions' new coach Fumiya Nishiguchi (52) said after the exhibition game against Hanshin on the 12th, "I ordered third baseman Ryu Sei Sato (28) to go to the third division."
The reason is absurd: I missed my flight to the next game because I overslept.
According to the team's explanation, Seibu finished its two consecutive games against Nippon Ham in Sapporo last week. The team used a flight to Shizuoka for the next game, but the player in question did not show up at the airport.
Naturally, the boarding was not carried out, and Sato was unable to accompany the team from the later schedule.
The head coach's anger is natural. "There is no sense of tension or crisis at all. You have to think about where you are and know that this is not the time," Nishiguchi said. "You have to reflect on yourself for about two weeks."
He says that there are two kinds of tensions and crises. First of all, the team atmosphere is in the mood. Seibu, a traditional powerhouse who won the title in Japan 13 times, has long lost its former prowess. It has advanced to the postseason only once (2022) over the past five years. Even he failed at the CS first stage (two losses to Softbank).
In particular, the team has fallen to fifth and sixth places in the past two years. Eventually, Kazuo Matsui stepped down after losing eight consecutive games early last year. In the end, the season ended on an acting basis without a replacement.
Ryusei Sato's position is also ambiguous. He is not a regular third baseman yet. He played in 91 games in 2023 and 93 games in 2024, but failed to make a clear impression. He is okay with defense, but his offense is said to be weak.
His batting performance in the five seasons was merely 0.227-0.330-0.338. Even before the disciplinary action, the team was in a position to compete within the team for the opening third baseman position.
The bigger problem is that the image of being a "goosebumps" or a "troublemaker" has been re-emphasized. This is because the incident five years ago has not yet disappeared from fans' memories.
That's why it was in April 2020. A social media article in the Japanese newspaper drew attention. It is about a professional baseball player who was booked for violating the Road Traffic Act. 먹튀검증
Sato, who was 23 years old at the time, was caught in a speeding crackdown with his teammate Makoto Auchi (26 years old at the time). He ran 149km, which exceeded 89km in the 60km speed limit. Later, it was handed over to court, and the Tokyo District Court sentenced him to three months in prison and two years of probation.
The repercussions did not end there. This was a severe time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league was suspended, and the club had issued a stay-at-home order for the entire team. Unless it is unavoidable, please refrain from going out or meeting.
However, it turned out that Sato was speeding because of his golf promise. The club imposed severe disciplinary measures such as indefinite suspension of qualification and prohibition of wearing uniforms for violations of quarantine rules.
Sanctions were lifted afterwards. However, the club took follow-up measures. He let him go to Nippon Ham through a trade deal (2021). After twists and turns, he came back to the team after two years (trade). Still, he failed to come to his senses and caused problems again.