The Angels of the Major League Baseball, to which Shohei Ohtani belongs, has agreed on a one-year contract with Lorenzen, who handles both throwing, and it will be interesting to see if he will play an active role in dual wield with Otani.
29-year-old Lorenzen pitched in 27 games as a relief at the Reds this season, with a record of 1 win, 2 losses and an ERA of 5.59.
As an outfielder, he played in one game and was a no-hitter in one at bat, but in 2018 he is a pitcher who also has batting, such as hitting four home runs with 34 at bats.
After climbing to the mound from the 7th inning with relief, he hit a two-run home run in 8 at-bats, and in the 9th inning, he defended the center and became a winning pitcher.
It was the first time a winning pitcher had hit a home run in the same game to protect the outfield since Babe Ruth in 1921.
The Angels announced on November 30 that they have signed a one-year contract with Lorenzen, who had been a free agent from the Reds.
The annual salary is 6.75 million dollars (about 760 million yen in Japanese yen).
As a pitcher, he has 23 wins and 23 losses, an ERA of 4.07, a batter with a batting average of 20%, 3 minutes and 3 RBIs, 7 home runs, and 24 RBIs.
The American media has reported that Lorenzen has hopes to play regularly as an outfielder as well as a starting pitcher next season, and he will move with Otani who showed a historic success in this season's dual wield. It will be noticed if it can be done.