Keita Sano, the captain of professional baseball DeNA, has renewed the contract for next season with an estimated annual salary of 110 million yen, an increase of 40 million yen.
In his fifth year as a professional player, Sano played in all games for the first time, leading the team with a batting average of 30% and 3 RBIs, 17 home runs, and 72 RBIs, which is more than 30% for the second consecutive year.
On the 26th, Sano negotiated with the baseball team at the baseball stadium and renewed the contract for next season at 110 million yen, an estimated increase of 40 million yen.
At the press conference, Sano said, "When I joined the team in 9th place in the draft, I wanted to be a 100 million yen player someday, but I never imagined this would happen, so I'm very happy."
Regarding this season, he said, "I'm glad I was able to play in all the games, but I'm disappointed that all the numbers, including batting average, weren't enough compared to last season."
On top of that, for next season, "I got an annual salary of 100 million yen, but don't forget the feeling of" higher "and the humble attitude when I was nominated in 9th place in the draft, and as an individual, my career is high. As a team, I want to do my best with the goal of winning. "