The professional baseball giant has signed a contract with Takumaru Yaoita, a training player, as a registered player under the control of being able to participate in a match of the 1st Army.
Yaoita is a 24-year-old from Fukushima prefecture.
In 2015, he joined Rakuten from Seiko Gakuin in the 1st place in the training draft, and became a registered player under control in 2017, but two years later, he became a free contract.
After that, he signed a contract with a giant as a training player, and last season he played 70 games in the 2nd army and marked a batting average of over 30%.
This year's camp started with the 2nd army, but in the 2 games of red and white in Miyazaki, he appealed with 4 hits in 7 at bats and was selected as a member of the 1st army camp that started in Okinawa on the 16th.
Then, on the 16th, the team signed a contract with Yaoita for a registered player under control who can participate in a match of one army.
The uniform number will be changed from "009" to "51".
Yaoita said, "Thanks to the guidance of the Abe 2nd Army coach and other leaders and staff, I was able to become a registered player under control. I am full of gratitude. I will do my best to become the strength of the 1st Army as soon as possible. ", Commented through the team.