Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, who was a free agent from the major league baseball Pirates, signed a one-year contract with Pirates.
This was revealed by Joel Wolfe, who represents Tsutsugo, in an online press conference on the 28th.
Tsutsugo has been a free agent from Pirates after the end of this season, and according to Mr. Wolf, he has signed a new one-year contract with Pirates as a result of negotiations with about four teams including Pirates.
The annual salary is 4 million dollars, which is about 450 million yen in Japanese yen.
Tsutsugo had a batting average of 10% in both the Rays and the Dodgers this season, and had a free contract with no home runs. , I grabbed a home run.
In the second year of the major league, the batting average of the three teams was 20%, 1 minute, 7 home runs, 8 home runs, and 32 RBIs.
According to Mr. Wolf, Pirates is considering Tsutsugo as the first regular next season, saying, "Pirates had prepared a two-year contract, but Tsutsugo's intention was to make a one-year contract. If we can continue to play an active role at the end of this season next season, the contract for the next year will be three or four times as much as it is now. "