Rakuten Asamura renews contract “I want to contribute to the best in the world at the Olympics” November 22, 21:53
Eito Asamura who made the most home run this season in professional baseball / Rakuten has renewed his contract for the next season with an estimated annual salary of 500 million yen.
Asamura moved from Seibu to Rakuten as a free agent this season, hitting 33 home runs, the highest number, and led the team to the climax series.
On the 22nd, we negotiated a contract renewal at the team office in Sendai, and renewed the contract for the next season, which is the second year of the 4-year contract, with an estimated annual salary of 500 million yen.
Asamura said, “It was a deeper year than before. I am not satisfied with the results, but I said that I was able to play all the matches from the baseball team without taking a rest for a year and have a solid batting axis. “I am happy,” recalled the first year of the transfer.
In addition, a strong batting was shined in the premier 12 international tournament that Japan won for the first time. Asamura showed his strong willingness to participate in the next year's Tokyo Olympics, saying, "I want to contribute to the best in the world by doing my best to be chosen by the representative."