Yakult's Munetaka Murakami, who was the MVP of professional baseball and the Central League, renewed his contract with an estimated annual salary of 220 million yen, an increase of 120 million yen. I want to make the season a satisfying one. "
21-year-old Murakami was the first home run king to hit 39 home runs in all 143 games of the season in his fourth year.
With a RBI of 112, which is second in the league, and a batting average of 20%, 7 minutes and 8 minutes, he contributed to the team's first time in 20 years in Japan and was selected as the Central League MVP.
On the 20th, Murakami entered into contract negotiations at a baseball team office in Tokyo, and signed a contract for next season with an estimated annual salary of 220 million yen plus a piecework payment, which is an estimated increase of 120 million yen.
Regarding the significant increase in annual salary, Murakami said, "I was given the maximum evaluation of hitting 4th in the team that achieved the league championship and the best in Japan."
Regarding the results of this season, "I am satisfied that I chose walks well and the on-base percentage exceeded 40%. On the other hand, I regret that the batting average did not reach 30%, but I regret it. I want to grow even higher, so I want to go even higher. "
And for the next season, "I knew that I could get the results so far, so I want to build a solid body and mark 30%, 40, 100 RBIs, and make it a satisfying season." I told you.
Meanwhile, pitcher Masanori Ishikawa, 41, the oldest member of the team, also entered into contract negotiations and signed a contract for next season with an estimated annual salary of 90 million yen to maintain the status quo.