Professional baseball Chunichi announced that it has acquired Sho Iwasaki, who is active as a relief pitcher, as a personal compensation for pitcher Katsuki Matayoshi who transferred to Softbank by exercising the rights of FA = free agent.
On the 27th, Chunichi announced the acquisition of pitcher Iwasaki as a personal compensation for pitcher Matayoshi who exercised the rights of a free agent and transferred to Softbank.
Pitcher Sho Iwasaki joined Softbank in 2008 in the first round of the high school draft.
In addition to a 150-kilometer fastball that makes the best use of the height of 1 meter and 89 centimeters, it has the characteristic of pitching with slow and fast movements, and is playing an active role as a relief pitcher.
In 2017, he pitched in 72 games, and this season he pitched in 48 games with a record of 2 wins, 5 losses and 14 holds.
Regarding the acquisition of pitcher Iwasaki, Director Tatsunami said, "I am very grateful for the Dragons to come in this way, but I am very grateful for the necessary force. I expect to create an environment where I can produce results firmly even in the new world. I am doing it. "