Giant Yamaguchi to challenge the major leagues, Hara's Ale “Kyo-wa Day” November 18, 19:22

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Giant Shun Yamaguchi, who has won three titles such as the most wins of the season in the professional baseball team, will use the posting system to move to the major leagues, "I want to work harder towards new challenges." I showed enthusiasm.

Pitcher Yamaguchi transferred from DeNA to Giant for the third year, 15 wins and 4 losses, with 188 strikeouts, winning the most wins and winning rates, and winning three strikes, and for the first time in 5 years. Contributed to the league championship.

On the 18th, pitcher Yamaguchi had a meeting with director Masanori Hara and President Tsukasa Imamura of the team at a hotel in Tokyo.

Among them, pitcher Yamaguchi announced that he would aim to move to the major league using the posting system, saying, “I will challenge the major league that was a dream. did.

After that, I decided to aim for further growth in the United States by repeatedly using the word “challenge,” I thought, “How can I cope in a different environment? Said.

On the other hand, the giant has now accepted the posting system for the first time.

Regarding the reason, President Imamura revealed that Yamaguchi pitcher admitted the right to transfer through the posting system in a form that was not fixed in the contract when transferring to the giant.

“We finally came to the conclusion of trying to support Yamaguchi ’s dream,” he explained.

Finally, Hara sent Yale, "Today is the day of Shun Yamaguchi's departure. I hope I can play in the big leagues with great pride in what I have done at Giants and Baystars."

Giant Posting system support is individually determined

This season, the giant accepted a major league transfer using the posting system for pitcher Shun Yamaguchi, who won 15 titles as the axis of rotation and won three titles.

In the giants, Hideki Matsui and Koji Uehara, who were active as mainstays, have moved to the major leagues by exercising FA rights including overseas, but there has never been a posting system transfer.

At the interview on the 18th, Tsukasa Imamura, the president of the team, was asked if he would accept the same form in the future, as the giant was the first to accept a posting system.

About this, President Imamura said, “It is important that each player has hope and it is important to have a dream. It is a stance that we can support that, but this is a stance that we support each other carefully. The only thing I think is important is whether there is a boost that it would be good in the world.For example, when you are a new member, Emphasizing the idea of ​​individually judging, "I think the lines are different."

Director Tokunori Hara also said, “I haven't thought about posting yet. It's a bit difficult to answer. This time, when I came in at the FA, I was in a proper form, and I encouraged it. I explained that this was one of the reasons for accepting the use of the posting system under a contract with Pitcher Yamaguchi.