{"id":671994,"date":"2026-04-09T23:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671994\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:21:42","slug":"orix-buffaloes-shumpeita-yamashita-vows-to-return-in-top-condition-if-i-can-return-by-the-end-of-april-the-161-km-h-right-hander-who-was-sidelined-due-to-a-right-elbow-condition-begins-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671994\/","title":{"rendered":"[Orix Buffaloes] Shumpeita Yamashita vows to return in top condition: &#8220;If I can return by the end of April&#8230;&#8221; The 161 km\/h right-hander, who was sidelined due to a right elbow condition, begins rehabilitation | Pacific League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Orix Buffaloes] Shumpeita Yamashita vows to return in top condition: &#8220;If I can be back by the end of April&#8230;&#8221; The 161 km\/h right-hander, who has been sidelined due to a right elbow condition, has begun rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_source\">Sports Hochi<\/p>\n<p>                    March 22, 2026 05:00<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260321-OHT1I51317-L.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Shumpeita Yamashita Orix Buffaloes\" data-wovn-src:-original-alt=\"\u30aa\u30ea\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u30fb\u5c71\u4e0b\u821c\u5e73\u5927\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">Orix Buffaloes Buffaloes pitcher Shumpeita Yamashita (23), who had been sidelined due to a right elbow injury, began rehabilitation at the team&#8217;s facility in Maishima, Osaka, on the 21st. He is expected to be without throwing for about a week, and on this day he checked his condition with running and strength training. &#8220;If I can return by April, I think I can be a valuable asset to the team for the entire year,&#8221; he said, looking ahead to a full return to the first team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">Yamashita&#8217;s last appearance was on the 11th against Lotte (at ZOZO Marine Stadium), where he gave up 3 runs in 5 2\/3 innings. On the 18th, he practiced pitch in bullpen at Kyocera Dome. He did not experience any pain in his right elbow, but it seemed to be very stiff. He skipped his scheduled start against Hanshin Tigers on the 20th (at Kyocera Dome).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-detail_text\">In 2025, he only made four appearances, but he overcame a back injury that occurred during his growth process. He has been steadily preparing since the February training camp and was even considered a candidate for the opening day pitcher. &#8220;I want to do what I can do now properly,&#8221; he said, indicating his intention to refine pitch form. The 161 km\/h right-hander will continue to build his skills cautiously and steadily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Orix Buffaloes] Shumpeita Yamashita vows to return in top condition: &#8220;If I can be back by the end&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2302],"tags":[5,2353,2352],"class_list":{"0":"post-671994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-npb","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-nippon-professional-baseball","10":"tag-npb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116377321972605892","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}