Obtained DJ Johnson from Rakuten Hiroshima by monetary trade September 21st 15:50
Professional baseball / Rakuten announced that it has acquired Hiroshima pitcher Johnson in a monetary trade to strengthen the relief team.
Pitcher DJ Johnson is 31 years old from the United States.
It is a right pitcher with a fastball of over 150 km and a sharp curve that can be thrown down from a height of 1 meter and 93 centimeters.
He pitched 35 games in total in the Major League Baseball Rockies, which he belonged to until last season, and pitched in relief in 14 games so far in Hiroshima, which he joined from this season, with an earned run average of 4.61.
Pitcher Johnson said at an online press conference on the 21st, "I am very excited. I want to contribute to the team to catch up with the top and advance to the climax series."
Registered under the control of Hiroyuki Fukuyama
Last year, Rakuten signed a contract with pitcher Hiroyuki Fukuyama, a training player who had surgery on his shoulders and elbows, as a registered player under the control of one army.
Pitcher Fukuyama has a track record as a relief pitcher, having pitched in more than 60 games for four consecutive years until 2017, and commented through the team that he wants to throw one ball with all his soul.
The uniform numbers have been decided to be 42 for pitcher DJ Johnson and 64 for pitcher Fukuyama.
Rakuten is unable to leave results for pitcher Kohei Morihara and new foreign pitcher Shagiwa, who were expected to hold back this season, and while the relief team lacks a sense of stability, two people can join the climax series first 2 I would like to reduce the game difference "5.5" with Lotte.