Pitcher Chihaya Sasaki, who pitched in 54 games as a middleman of professional baseball Lotte, signed a contract for next season with an estimated annual salary of 45 million yen, an increase of 30 million yen.

Pitcher Sasaki has been active as a middleman since the opening of this season, his fifth year as a pro, and pitched in 54 games, which is his most, with 8 wins, 1 loss and 26 holds, and an ERA of 1.26.



Pitcher Sasaki, who negotiated a contract at the baseball team office on the 10th, signed a contract for next season with an estimated annual salary of 45 million yen, an increase of 30 million yen.



Pitcher Sasaki said, "I was really happy to hear from the team that I was able to fight for the victory thanks to Chihaya, but there were some games that I missed the victory and some games that I was disappointed with, so I have to do more." I did.



In addition, Kyota Fujiwara, who is in his third year as a professional player, also renewed his contract, and both signed a contract for next season with an estimated annual salary of 23 million yen, an increase of 5 million yen.



In addition, it was announced that the uniform number will change from "2" to "1", and Fujiwara said, "It was a season when good and bad things came out extremely, so I want to make the results so that there is no wave throughout the year. The uniform number is a good number, so I want to be aware and responsible and carry Lotte on my back. "