Professional baseball team proposes to abolish so-called “Tazawa rule” 21:16 on August 5th
About the so-called "Tazawa rule" that the players who refused the nomination at the professional baseball draft conference and contracted with the overseas baseball team can not contract with the professional baseball team for a certain period even if they return to Japan I applied to NPB=Japan Baseball Organization to abolish it.
The "Tazawa Rule" is a rule that the 12 teams agreed upon after the pitching of Junichi Tazawa, who played in major league red socks, etc., directly from adult baseball in 2008 to the major league.
Under the Tazawa Rule, players who refuse to nominate at a professional baseball draft conference and contract with an overseas team have three years from high school after the contract with the overseas team expires, and from college and adult baseball. In the case of, you cannot contract with a professional baseball team for 2 years.
The professional baseball players' association has sought to abolish the rules, saying that it restricts the economic activities of baseball players significantly and that it is a problem under the Antimonopoly Act, but in an office negotiation with NPB held online on the 5th. I proposed to abolish it again.
In response to this, the NPB side replied that it would discuss it in the future.
"The rules like this will affect people who choose baseball as a profession in the future," said Tadahito Mori, secretary general of the Professional Baseball Players Association, even if it doesn't directly affect the current players.
On the other hand, the head of the Osamu Tanimoto team of Hanshin, who is the chairman of the NPB player relations committee, said, "I think that it can not be changed only by professionals because it is related to the amateur ball world, so I want to handle it carefully." Said.