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Saitama Seibu Lions infielder Hotaka Yamakawa reportedly injured a woman for abuse, according to Bunshun. The report says things are under investigation.
The media approached Yamakawa at his house on May 9, but he couldn't be reached for a full comment.
Yamakawa, 31, has been the star of the Lions since 2017, having more than 200 career home runs, an MVP and three-time Best IX award winner.
According to the report, Yamakawa was with a woman he wasn't married to. There were sexual interactions with her consent. The report said the woman was bleeding.
Yamakawa is already married and has a daughter. He admitted to having an incident with this woman, but wouldn't make further comments saying it is up to his lawyers.
On the field, this report came out nearly an hour before the Saitama Seibu Lions were about to play the Chiba Lotte Marines on May 10. Yamakawa was batting fifth in the line and starting at 1B going 1-4.
The Lions already had a stretch of games without Yamakawa as others like Takeya Nakamura and even David MacKinnon picked up the slack showing power wasn't an issue.
There is currently no statement from the Lions at the time of this writing.
The last scandal involving the Lions was slander from the wife of Haruka Yamada messaging the wife of Sosuke Genda. Yamada was eventually traded to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters for Ryusei Sato.
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