Professional baseball Hiroshima Lithuanian pitcher and American infielder acquired November 16 17:08
Professional baseball Hiroshima announced that it has acquired Lithuanian pitcher Dovidas Nevalauscus and Kevin Cron, who has a long hitting ability.
Pitcher Nevalauscus is 27 years old from Lithuania.
It is a right pitcher with a height of 1 meter and 90 centimeters.
In 2017, he was the first player from Lithuania to play in the major leagues, and as a relief, he pitched in 76 major league games in total.
Pitcher Nevalauscus has agreed on a piece-rate contract with an estimated contract fee of about 26 million yen and an annual salary of about 65 million yen.
"I'm excited about this new experience and opportunity, and I'm always hoping to win everything and lead the team to victory," said Nevalauskas.
On the other hand, infielder Kron is 27 years old from the United States.
A right-handed batter with a long hitting ability, he hit 38 home runs at the top of the league with the Triple A team under the Diamondbacks last year, with a batting average of 30%, 1/3, and 105 RBIs. In the meantime, I played 47 games in the major leagues.
According to the team, Kron and Kron have agreed on a piece-rate payment contract with an estimated contract fee of approximately 31 million yen and an annual salary of approximately 83 million yen.