Giants training player Urena registered in 1 army September 17 21:08 to 70 controlled players
The professional baseball giant has signed a contract with Estamy Urena, a training player, as a registered player under the control of being able to participate in one army match.
This season, the Giants have been controlled by the fifth trained player, which has reached the upper limit of 70.
Right-handed Urena is 21 years old from the Dominican Republic.
After playing for a minor team under the Major League Baseball Twins, he joined the Giants as a training player off last season.
Urena, who has a long hitting ability, mainly hit 4th in the Eastern League of the 2nd army this season, with a batting average of 20% 9 minutes, 7 home runs, 11 home runs, and 35 RBIs at the top of the league.
On the 17th, the team signed a contract with Urena for a registered player under control who can participate in a match of the 1st Army.
The annual salary is estimated to be 5 million yen, and the uniform number has changed from "026" to "98".
Urena said at an online press conference, "I'm very happy. I want to get into the army as soon as possible and get results."
Among the giants, Urena became the controlled player from the fifth training player this season, reaching the upper limit of 70 people.