Pitcher Aren Kuri of Hiroshima, who won the most wins in the Central League of professional baseball this season, has signed a new multi-year contract with an estimated total of 650 million yen for three years.
Pitcher Guri is 30 years old.
In this season, which is the eighth year, he won 13 wins, which is his first double-digit win ahead of 25 games, and won the most wins, which is his first title along with pitcher Koyo Aoyagi of Hanshin Tigers.
Pitcher Guri revealed last month after the end of the season that he would remain without exercising his domestic FA = free agent rights.
Pitcher Guri negotiated a contract at the baseball team office of Mazda Stadium on the 15th, and it is estimated that the annual salary will increase by 53 million yen from this season to 140 million yen, plus the volume payment, etc., for a total of 6 for 3 years. We have signed a new multi-year contract of 150 million yen.
Pitcher Guri said, "I was disappointed at the time when I left Corona, but I am very happy that I won the most wins. I am grateful for what I got thanks to the fielders and middlemen, not my own power." I did.
And for the next season, "I want to achieve better results than this season. I want to aim for the opening pitcher as long as I am the starting pitcher," he said, showing his motivation toward the opening pitcher for the first time. I did.