Pitcher Koyo Aoyagi of Hanshin, who won the title with the most wins and the highest win rate in the professional baseball Central League, renewed the contract with an annual salary of 120 million yen, which is estimated to be more than double this season, for the next season. He showed his motivation for his first opening pitcher.
Pitcher Aoyagi won the most wins with a good record of 13 wins and 6 losses, which was his first double-digit win, with the pitching that he hits with a two-seam of 140 kg from a poor sidearm.
In addition, he won the title with the highest winning percentage with a winning percentage of 60%, 8 minutes and 4 minutes, which is the top of the league, and participated in the Tokyo Olympics in the summer.
On the 20th, pitcher Aoyagi engaged in contract negotiations at the baseball team office in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, and renewed the contract with an annual salary of 120 million yen, an increase of 70 million yen, which is estimated to be more than double this season.
At the press conference, pitcher Aoyagi, who exceeded the 100 million yen mark, said, "I am satisfied because the team evaluated me as much as possible. I said.
After setting the goal of 15 wins for next season, he said, "Because the opening pitcher is a pitcher representing a team trusted by everyone, I would like to experience it once." ..