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Shohei Ohtani was out due to an injury to his upper right arm, but returned for this game. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has shown stable pitching since transferring to the Dodgers.
[Los Angeles Current Affairs] Major League Baseball games were held in various locations on the 23rd, and Otani of the Dodgers, who had injured his right upper arm, returned from the injured list and played in the game against the Padres as the No. 2 designated hitter (DH), and in his first at-bat, he hit a hit to right field. The second at-bat was a walk. This is the first time this season that Otani has hit anything other than No. 1. His colleague Yamamoto started and kept no runs until the third inning.
Japanese players on the 23rd US Major League Baseball
Murakami of the White Sox played the No. 4 first baseman game against the Royals, and had 1 hit and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats. The team lost 4-5. Suzuki of the Cubs played as the second right winger in the game against the Marlins and had one hit in four at-bats. The Cubs lost 2-3.
Okamoto of the Blue Jays played in the first game as number three and third base in a double header against the Orioles, and had no hits in three at-bats. In the second game, he was the No. 4 DH and had no hits in 4 at bats. The team lost the first game 2-4, ending their chances of advancing to the playoffs. They also lost the second game 2-4.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returned from a right upper arm injury and played as the No. 2 designated hitter against the Padres, hitting right field in his first at-bat. On the same day, Japanese players such as Munetaka Murakami, Seiya Suzuki, and Kazuma Okamoto played in the US Major League Baseball, but Okamoto went hitless in a doubleheader, eliminating his chances of advancing to the playoffs.

Consecutive women's judo Olympic champion Ayumi Tanimoto (45) served as a general volunteer to guide spectators at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Out of gratitude for her past experience, she applied, saying, ``I've always wanted to try it,'' and contributed to the organization of the event with her cheerful voice and smile.

On the 22nd, infielder Takuya Nakajima (35) of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, a professional baseball team, held a press conference at the team's home base, Escon Field, Hokkaido, and announced that he would be retiring from active duty at the end of this season. Looking back on his 18 years of dedication to the Fighters, he expressed his gratitude and cited winning the league championship in 2016 as the No. 1 in Japan as his favorite memory. He asked his juniors to ``do the obvious things,'' and expressed his intention to become a coach in the future.

Nippon-Ham fell behind by 5 points due to starter Kitayama's 5 runs, but Tamiya's home run helped them come back and win. Nakajima's retirement match after 18 years of service was decorated with flowers, and the team moved forward to host the CS first stage at their home base.

With less than 10 games left, the Giants, who are 0.5 games behind the leader, suffered a walk-off loss to last place Hiroshima in the 11th inning. They failed to capitalize on the opportunities and their relief team collapsed, resulting in a disappointing loss. They remain in a can't-win situation as they look to win the league for the first time in two years.

On the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, Atamifuji defeated Ozeki Kotozakura in a push-out match to advance to the tournament. In a place where he was aiming to be promoted to ozeki, he showed a calm and powerful sumo style, and received high praise from Chairman Hakkaku. He says that this is a "passing point" and is eager to get to the final stage.