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Japan Baseball Umpire Hit by Bat Still Unconscious Two Weeks On

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A Japanese professional baseball umpire who was struck on the head by a bat during a game two weeks ago is still unconscious, local media said.

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Japan baseball umpire hit by bat still unconscious two weeks on

A Japanese professional baseball umpire who was struck on the head by a bat during a game two weeks ago is still unconscious, local media said.

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Troubling update on Japanese umpire after being hit with bat two weeks ago

Takuto Kawakami reportedly underwent emergency surgery after being hit with a bat that escaped a batter's hand during an April 16 game and landed in intensive care.

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Two Weeks in a Coma: Head Hit with Bat – Japan Worried About Baseball Referee Kawakami

In mid-April, a flying bat caught Takuto Kawakami on his head. A health update two weeks later, the sport is now worried: Kawakami is still unconscious.

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Struck on the head: Japan baseball umpire hit by bat still unconscious two weeks on

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A Japanese Baseball Referee Hit by a Bat and Still in Intensive Care, Two Weeks After the Accident

The Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB) gave news this Thursday of a referee hit by a bat and victim of a head injury in a match played on April 16th. Urgently operated after the match, he is still in intensive care.

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Umpire Kawakami, Who Was Hit Directly in the Side of the Head by a Bat, Has Not yet Regained Consciousness and Has Been Moved From the ICU to a General Ward. NPB: "We Sincerely Hope for His Speedy recovery."

The NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) announced on the 30th that umpire Takuto Kawakami, who suffered a temporal injury during the Yakult-DeNA game on April 16th (Jingu Stadium) and had been receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of the medical institution he was transported to, was moved to a general ward today. He is still unconscious.

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スポーツ報知 broke the news in Japan on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
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