Yakult Kazuki Kondo and other seven pitchers out of force November 2, 19:11
Professional baseball player Yakult has announced that he will not sign a contract for next season with seven pitchers, including 37-year-old pitcher Kazuki Kondo, who won the title of best relay.
Pitcher Kondo is 37 years old in his 19th year as a professional.
After joining Kintetsu at that time in 2002 from Nihon Univ. 3rd High School and transferring to Orix due to the merger of the teams, he won 10 wins in the 8th year.
After transferring to Yakult in exchange trade during the 2016 season, he supported the team as a relief, and he scored 42 hold points and became the first title in the 17th year to become the best relay.
This season, he pitched in 20 games with 0 wins, 1 loss, 2 holds, 1 save, and an ERA of 4.74.
In addition, ▼ 35-year-old pitcher Hirofumi Yamanaka, who started 6 games this season with 1 win and 2 losses, ▼ 32-year-old pitcher Daiki Yamada, who won 5 wins last season, ▼ Relief 27 who pitched in 11 games this season Announced that he will not sign a contract for next season with pitcher Ren Kazahari, pitcher Ryo Hirai, pitcher 29, Kengo Tagawa, pitcher 26, and pitcher Julius, pitcher 23.