Giant Okamoto Renewal of contract with 140 million yen Breaks out of large scale in the sixth year December 3 21:37
Kazuma Okamoto, who has achieved more than 30 home runs for the second consecutive year in professional baseball and giants, has renewed his contract for the next season for an estimated 140 million yen, an increase of 60 million yen. Among the giants who graduated from high school, Hideki Matsui and Hayato Sakamoto were in the sixth year following the fifth year.
Okamoto participated in all matches this season, mainly as No. 4, with a batting average of 20: 6: 5, 94, 94 home runs, 31 home runs, and last year after hitting 33 home runs for 30 consecutive home runs. Marked more than a book and contributed to the team's first league win in five years.
Okamoto negotiated a contract renewal at the baseball team office in Tokyo on the 3rd, and concluded a contract for the next season for an estimated 140 million yen, an increase of 60 million yen. Among the giants who graduated from high school, Matsui-san and Sakamoto-san were in the sixth year following the fifth year.
Okamoto recalled at the conference that “It was a good year for me. I was able to grow with the help of various people, both technically and mentally.”
Also, about the fact that one of the matches played in July after all the games were played, “I will aim for career high next season, but first I will make a body that can be played in all games during the off-season. I wanted to do it. "
On the other hand, Yoshihiro Maru, who was transferred from Hiroshima to Giant as a free agent, also negotiated a contract renewal and renewed it at an estimated annual salary of 450 million yen for the second year of the 5-year contract. .