Professional baseball pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will play at Rakuten next season as well.
Pitcher Tanaka, who returned to the Japanese baseball world for the first time in eight years from the major leagues this season, said at a press conference to join Rakuten held in January, "I have left behind in the United States, so I did not want to throw away that option. He also revealed that he may try again in the major leagues after the end of this season, even though he has a two-year contract.
Against this backdrop, Rakuten announced on the team's website that it has signed a contract with pitcher Tanaka next season.
Pitcher Tanaka commented, "I will report directly to you as a fan of tomorrow. I am looking forward to seeing you all!", And on the 4th, the Fan Thanksgiving Day will be held at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi. It is expected to report in detail in.
Pitcher Tanaka continued his stable pitching with a ERA of 3.01 in 5th place in the league this season when he returned to Rakuten, but he was not blessed with a winning star and finished the second half with 10 games without winning, with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses. bottom.
In addition, at the Tokyo Olympics held in the summer, he won a gold medal as a member of the Japan National Baseball Team.