Pitcher Hiromi Itoh, who won 10 wins in professional baseball and Nippon-Ham Rookie, renewed the contract and signed a contract for an estimated 26 million yen up to 41 million yen, vowing to make a leap forward.
Pitcher Ito from Shikabe-cho, Hokkaido joined the team in 1st place in the draft, and started the starting rotation from the first year and played an active part with various changing balls such as sliders and forkballs.
In the Seibu match on August 29, he took 9 strikeouts with 4 hits and won a shutout, and pitched in 23 games with 10 wins and 9 losses and an earned run average of 2.90.
In addition, at the Tokyo Olympics, as a successor to the Japanese national team, he pitched in three games, including the final match against the United States, and contributed to winning the gold medal by throwing five innings with no runs.
Pitcher Ito negotiated a contract renewal at the baseball team office in Sapporo City on the 7th, and signed a contract for 41 million yen, an estimated increase of 26 million yen.
Pitcher Ito looked back on this season and said, "I was confident that I was able to clear the prescribed number of pitches even though I had 10 wins in pain. The 9 losses give something decisive to my opponent, so little by little. I want to be able to take it in a good direction. I want to not only power up my body but also seek a high level of movement. "
Regarding the second season under Director Shinjo, "The superstar I was watching when I was in elementary school became the director. I would like Director Shinjo to use it regardless of his grades. I want to appeal to you like that. "
In addition, pitcher Mizuki Hori, who is in his fifth year as a professional pitcher, has also renewed his contract.
As a middle pitcher, Pitcher Hori won the title of the best middle pitcher by raising 42 hold points, and both contracted for 60 million yen, an increase of 32 million yen.
Pitcher Hori said, "The title has given me confidence, so I'll do my best to achieve similar results next year."