Shunta Tanaka, who transferred from professional baseball DeNA to Giants as a FA = free agent and transferred to DeNA as compensation for Takayuki Kajitani, met and said, "I joined the team as requested, so I would like to do my best to contribute to the team as an opportunity." Said enthusiasm.
Tanaka is 27 years old in his fourth year as a professional player, and DeNA got it from the giant as compensation for Kajitani who transferred in FA because he can expect a position battle between the two games with all the running offense and defense.
Tanaka attended a press conference at the baseball team office in Yokohama City on the 5th, saying, "I joined the team because I was asked to do so, so I would like to take this opportunity even if the environment changes a little and do my best to contribute to the team. I want to put out my strength. I think that there are things that I can put out with what I have cultivated at the Giants, so I want to make sure that the BayStars can also contribute to the victory. "
The uniform number has changed from "51" last season to "38".
Tanaka played 48 games last season with a batting average of 20%, 6 minutes and 5 minutes, and DeNA's Kazuaki Mihara team representative said, "I am fascinated by the tenacious batting and long hits. It was evaluated as "good".