. ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁against ▁So ft bank ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁pitch ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁th ir teenth ▁in ▁N P B ▁history , ▁from ▁Mas ah iko ▁Mor if u ku . ▁ ▁On ▁that ▁H B P , ▁La R oc ca ▁broke ▁his ▁right ▁hand ▁and ▁was ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁With ▁La R oc ca ▁being ▁repeatedly ▁s idel ined , ▁the ▁team ▁once ▁again ▁considered ▁re le asing ▁him . ▁ ▁However , ▁his ▁contract ▁was ▁afford able , ▁so ▁La R oc ca ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁La R oc ca ▁was ▁mostly ▁D H , ▁with ▁playing ▁one ▁game ▁at ▁first ▁base . ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁Rak uten ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁La R oc ca ▁hit ▁a ▁two - run ▁home ▁run ▁off ▁of ▁Re i ▁Nag ai . ▁However , ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁Rak uten ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁pitch ▁and ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁p ink y ▁finger . ▁However , ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁preserve ▁his ▁season , ▁La R oc ca ▁covered ▁the ▁affected ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁little ▁finger ▁with ▁a ▁metal ▁plate , ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁shock ▁absor bing ▁pad ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁batt ing