Nippon Ham Nishikawa “At the end of next season, hope for a major league challenge” November 27, 20:43
Professional baseball Nippon Ham's Haruki Nishikawa has revealed his desire to challenge the big league using the posting system as soon as possible after the end of next season.
On the 27th, Nishikawa negotiated a contract renewal at the Sapporo City team office and continued the contract for a total of 400 million yen for 2 years after the end of last season. I signed a season contract.
After renewal of the contract, Nishikawa asked about the right of FA = free agent limited to the domestic market that he could acquire during the next season. “I told my team that I wanted to challenge overseas for 3 years. The team has also received words from the team that they want to support them, and that ’s why we have to leave the results next season. ” Made clear the desire to do.
On the other hand, General Manager Hiroshi Yoshimura of Nippon Ham said, “I have heard of dreams for some time, but it will depend on the situation of the team next year and has not been decided specifically.”
27-year-old Nishikawa played 142 games this season in the 9th year, leaving a batting average of 20/8/8. As an outfielder, he won the Golden Glove Award for the third time in a row for the third consecutive year, and the appointment of captain next season has been decided.