Before the second half of the professional baseball game began on the 13th, a 2 to 2 exchange trade centered on Seibu's Fumikazu Kimura and Nippon-Ham's pitcher Katsuhiko Kumon was established and announced by both teams.

Seibu to Nippon Ham Fumikazu Kimura

Kimura, who will transfer to Nippon Ham in this trade, is 32 years old from Tokyo.



In 2007, I joined Seibu as a pitcher in the first round of high school draft from Saitama Sakae High School, but after that, I turned to an outfielder.



He has a strong shoulder bang and has 39 home runs in total.



There have been two seasons in which the number of double digits was hit, and it has a good reputation for punching power.



This season, the 15th year, he started in the opening game with No. 8 Wright, but after that, he developed back pain and only participated in 20 games, with a batting average of 10% and 8 minutes.



In the Eastern League of the 2nd army, he hit 11 home runs in 30 games.

Seibu to Nippon-Ham Ryusei Sato

Ryusei Sato is 24 years old from Hokkaido.



I'm an infielder who joined the team from Fuji University in 7th place in the draft.



This season, he played 11 games in the 1st army for the first time in 2 years, and in the Eastern League of the 2nd army, he played 57 games with a batting average of 20% 7 minutes and 5 home runs.

Comments from Kimura and Sato

Fumikazu Kimura, who will transfer to Nippon Ham, said, "What impressed me when I joined Lions was when I won my first victory as a pitcher and when I became a fielder, I hit a full-base home run in 2015. No. Mr. Nakamura, Mr. Kuriyama, and other juniors were really bright and it was an environment where it was very easy to play baseball. I will do my best from now on with the feeling of starting from the beginning again. "



In addition, Ryusei Sato said, "At Lions, everything was a memory, and meeting good seniors and good staff was a very positive three years in my baseball life. I have a lot of anxiety about trading, but I lost the pressure. I would like to show many people that I am active in the 1st army, and I would like to give back to the locals. I have not yet organized my feelings, but I will do my best to be active in Nippon Ham and make a good report. " I have commented.

From Nippon-Ham Fighter Katsuhiko Kumon Seibu

On the other hand, pitcher Katsuhiko Kumon, who will transfer from Nippon-Ham to Seibu, is 29 years old from Kochi prefecture.



In 2013, he joined the giant from Osaka Gas, a professional baseball team, in 4th place in the draft, and started playing with Nippon Ham from 2017.



As a left pitcher with an irregular form, he pitched in 213 games in total with relief, 39 holds with 7 wins, 2 losses and 2 saves, and an ERA of 3.62.

Seibu Hiranuma Shota from Nippon-Ham

In addition, Shota Hiranuma won the 2015 Spring Senbatsu Tournament as a pitcher when he was in Fukui's Tsuruga Kehi High School, and as an infielder, joined Nippon Ham in 4th place in the draft.



This season, he has played 32 games and has a batting average of 10%, 9 minutes and 4 minutes.

Comments from pitcher Kobun and Hiranuma

Katsuhiko Kumon, who will transfer to Seibu, said, "I am very grateful to the fighters who transferred from the Giants in 2017 and welcomed me warmly. From now on, I hope that I can play as a member of the Lions and play against the fighters. I'm looking forward to it. "



In addition, Shota Hiranuma said, "Thank you very much for your warm support for about 6 years at the Fighters. I am full of gratitude to all the fans. What I got after joining the team is my property. I will do my best. Thank you very much. "

Seibu for relief reinforcement and Nippon Ham aiming to strengthen the hitting surface

This trade was a 2 to 2 exchange trade in which Seibu, who wanted to reinforce the relief on the left, and Nippon-Ham, who aimed to strengthen the batting surface, agreed, and Kimura and Kumon pitchers, Sato and Hiranuma were added.



Seibu's General Manager Hisanobu Watanabe said, "Kimura has grown into a player with a single-digit uniform number as a fielder, which is really a result of his efforts. I hope he will play an active role in a new place. I wanted him to play an active role as the axis of Lions in the future, but with the warmth of his teammates and fans that he felt while spending time at Lions, I want him to do his best in his hometown of Hokkaido. "