Suarez, who has been the most saved pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers for the second consecutive year and has been decided to leave the team only this season, has decided to transfer to the Padres of the Major League Baseball.
This was announced by the Padres on the official homepage of the team.
According to it, Suarez has a one-year contract with the Padres, and in the second year, the players have the right to choose whether or not to continue the contract.
Suarez moved from Softbank to Hanshin last season and was active as a closer, winning the title with the most saves for the second consecutive year, but he will leave Hanshin only this season, saying "I want to challenge the major leagues". It was decided.
Padres is a team based in San Diego, California, in the western part of the National League, who has won the league twice in the past and now has Yu Darvish.