Kazuhisa Ishii, who also serves as general manager of professional baseball and Rakuten, has stated that Masahiro Tanaka, a former ace of the team who has not decided on a affiliation for this season, will start to acquire if he wishes to return to the Japanese baseball world. did.
Pitcher Tanaka was the ace when Rakuten won the team's first league victory and the best in Japan in 2013, and he became a free agent for the major league Yankees he belonged to until last season, and he is still affiliated with the camp next month. Has not been decided.
After attending the coaching coach meeting in Sendai City on the 18th, Ishii told the press that he said, "I don't know if I can play in the major leagues, and there are few transfers, so I want to make sure the situation is solid. I said.
On top of that, "I have to respect his feelings because he is a player who has left a mark, but when it comes to choosing to play in Japan, there is no reason not to say" I want you to come back. " If that happens, I would like him to play again in Sendai and Tohoku, "he said.