Tavern of transfer to Rakuten "I want to do my best to be thrown in the winning scene" December 23: 17:50

To compensate for the acquisition of FA = Free Agent players in professional baseball, pitcher Toshifumi Sakai, who moved from Lotte to Rakuten, attended a meeting on July 23 and said, "I want to work hard as a relay to be able to throw at the scene where the team is winning." I was eager.

The pitcher is 26 years old from Osaka Prefecture. He joined Lotte in second place in draft in 2017, and in the third year this season, he pitched in 54 games, his most in-game season, and scored 5 wins, 4 losses and 20 holds.

As a compensation for Lotte's acquisition of Rakuten Mima Gaku pitcher, who declared a free agent, Sakai pitcher decided to transfer to Rakuten, and on August 23, he attended the joining party at Rakuten Life Park Miyagi in Sendai City.

The pitcher said, "I was surprised at first, but now I have a lot of fun and it's a fun thing to do."

"I'm confident that I'll be able to pitch this season again, so I'm confident that I will be able to throw in the scene where the team is winning." Was out.