Masataka Yoshida of Orix, who won the top hitter in professional baseball and Pacific League last season, negotiated a contract and renewed the contract with an estimated annual salary of 280 million yen plus a piecework payment of 80 million yen. ..
Yoshida is 27 years old.
In his fifth year as a professional player, he participated in all 120 games last season, marking a batting average of 30% and 5 minutes, and became the first title to be the top hitter.
Yoshida was planning to sign a contract for this season last month, but due to difficulties in pre-coordinating with the team, he finally negotiated a contract at the team facility in Konohana-ku, Osaka on the 22nd.
As a result, the contract was renewed with an estimated annual salary of 280 million yen plus a piecework payment, which is an increase of 80 million yen.
Yoshida expressed his enthusiasm to pull the team at the bottom of the league for the second consecutive year, saying, "I will also serve as the player's chairman, so I want to aim for the championship as a team and fight for the title as an individual."
At Orix, pitcher Taisuke Yamaoka, who served as the opening pitcher last season, has not closed the contract yet due to prolonged negotiations.