Professional baseball and giant captain Hayato Sakamoto have renewed their contracts for next season, which is the fourth year of the five-year contract, with an estimated annual salary of 600 million yen, an increase of 100 million yen.
Sakamoto participated in 117 games as the captain of the team this season, with a batting average of 20%, 7 minutes and 1 home run, and was selected as the Golden Glove Award and Best Nine.
In addition, he played an active part in the Tokyo Olympics as a leading player of the Japanese national team and contributed to winning the gold medal.
On the 15th, Sakamoto negotiated a contract renewal at a baseball team office in Tokyo, and signed a contract for next season, which is the fourth year of the five-year contract, with an estimated annual salary of 600 million yen, an increase of 100 million yen. ..
It means that they were evaluated by the results of the three years of the five-year contract.
Looking back on this, Sakamoto said, "The Tokyo Olympics were special in my life as a baseball player. It is the most memorable thing that I was able to help me win the gold medal."
On the other hand, he said that the team missed the third consecutive league title and finished in 3rd place. "I regret that I didn't get good results in the latter half of the season. I feel like I've done more."
He said with enthusiasm for next season, "First of all, improve your performance. That will be a plus for the team. I want to lead the team with the support of everyone."