Professional baseball giant Sawamura and Lotte's Katsuki exchange trade established September 7 19:49

An exchange trade has been established between Takuichi Sawamura, a pro baseball giant who won the most saves with a newcomer, and Kazuya Kazuki of Lotte.

Pitcher Sawamura, who will transfer from Giant to Lotte, is 32 years old in the 10th year. He joined the giant in draft 1st place, winning 11 wins in the first year and becoming a newcomer king, and in the 6th year he held 37 saves with a hold and won the most save title.



This season, he pitched 13 games and did not behave with an ERA of 6.08.On July 26, he was deleted from the registration of the 1st army and was demoted to the 2nd army. It was becoming.



Meanwhile, Katsuki, who is transferring from Lotte to Giant, is 24 years old in the sixth year. A left-handed infielder with a punching power that joined Lotte in 5th place in draft from Osaka Toin High School.Last season, he played in 26 games mainly as a substitute, with a batting average of 10 minutes 5 minutes 2 and a home run. It was a grade. I didn't participate in one army this season.



In June and July, the giant was aggressively pursuing player replacements and reinforcements, including winning Wheeler and Yuhei Takanashi in both trades with Rakuten, and wanting to thicken the layer of relief pitchers. We have reached an agreement with and the third exchange trade this season has been concluded.



“Thank you for supporting us so far. I will continue to grow even after moving to Marines and I will do my best to deliver a healthy appearance to as many people as possible. Let's meet again at the stadium.” I comment.



Kazuki said, “I have a lot of regrets about not being able to play an active role in Marines, but I would like to give everyone who supported me a great report by working hard at the Giants. The team will change. But I will do my best to make the most of this opportunity."