Major League Baseball Rangers announced on the 26th that they have signed a two-year contract with pitcher Kohei Arihara of professional baseball and Nippon Ham.
28-year-old pitcher Arihara won the Pacific League rookie of the year with eight wins in 2015, his first year as a pro, and in 2019, he won the most wins with 15 wins. One of the pitchers.
After the end of this season, he was aiming to transfer to the major leagues using the posting system, but on the 26th, the day of the negotiation deadline, the Rangers announced that they had signed a two-year contract with pitcher Arihara.
Several media outlets in the United States have reported that the total amount of the two-year contract is about 640 million yen in Japanese yen so far, and according to the rules of the posting system, Nippon Ham will receive about 130 million yen as a transfer. It means that you will be paid.
Pitcher Arihara commented through the Rangers, "I am really grateful to the Rangers for giving me the opportunity to play in the Major Leagues. I will continue to do my best to grow and succeed in the United States. In front of my home base fans. I'm really looking forward to throwing it, "he said with enthusiasm.