Kaima Taira, who achieved a new record for 39 consecutive games of professional baseball in Seibu this season, has renewed his contract for next season with an estimated annual salary of 100 million yen, an increase of 58 million yen. ..
The 22-year-old pitcher Taira has a fastball of 160km and a sharp change ball this season in his fourth year as a professional pitcher. I marked it.
Furthermore, in July, he achieved a new record for professional baseball in 39 games in a row, and was selected as the representative of Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, winning a gold medal.
On the 23rd, pitcher Taira negotiated with the team at a hospital in Tokyo where he was hospitalized after undergoing surgery on his right ankle in October, and both are estimated to increase by 58 million yen to an annual salary of 100 million yen next season. I renewed my contract.
Pitcher Taira said, "I'm glad to hear from the team that I've worked hard for a year. Thank you for your hard work." I feel like I've got the hang of it, "he recalled this season.
On top of that, he expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I wish I could become a pitcher with dominant pitching like pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Orix who took the MVP of the Pacific League. I will do my best to aim for an ERA of 0 points next year." I did.
On the other hand, regarding the condition of pitcher Taira's right ankle, General Manager Hisanobu Watanabe said, "Since it was a simple operation, I returned immediately and practiced in the fall, but now I am hospitalized due to germs. I'm heading, and although it doesn't hinder the camp, I'm an important player, so I'm carefully treating him. "