His team sent him back to the minors, and one newspaper went so far as to allege that his injury had been caused by alcohol poisoning due to overdrinking.
他的東家﹘﹘西武隊立刻宣佈他放棄明星球員的資格，還把他降到二軍冰凍起來。媒體也不再捧他。有家報紙甚至說他肩傷是因為喝酒太多、酒精中毒所致。