Professional baseball player Yakult has won 14 major league baseball games as a starting pitcher candidate, and has won pitcher AJ Cole, who played for the Blue Jays this season.
According to the team, Pitcher Cole is 29 years old from the United States.
It is a 1 meter 93 cm right throw pitcher.
In addition to fastballs in the 150-kilometer range, it is a characteristic to throw changing balls such as sliders and cut balls that bend at the batter's hand from a tall body with good control.
He has won 14 major league games in total, played for the Blue Jays this season, pitched in 6 games, saved 1 and had an earned run average of 1.13.
Yakult is looking forward to being a starting pitcher candidate for next season, with a one-year contract and an estimated annual salary of about 91 million yen.
The uniform number has been decided to be "63".
Pitcher Cole commented through the team, saying, "I am prepared to contribute to the best results next year. I will do my best to win the Swallows." is.