According to interviews with the people concerned, Shogo Akiyama, who has a free contract from the Major League Baseball Reds, is adjusting to conclude a minor contract with the Padres.
34-year-old Akiyama had a free contract with the Reds just before the start of this season and was looking for a new transfer destination, but according to the people concerned, he is adjusting to sign a minor contract with the Padres.
Akiyama was a professional baseball player from Seibu and joined the Reds with a three-year contract. So far, he has had a batting average of 20%, 2 minutes and 4 minutes in two seasons, and has been struggling to deal with major league pitchers without a home run.
This season, I repeated trial and error by changing the shape of the bat and trying a no-step hitting form that does not raise my foot in order to hit a stronger ball, but in the open game the batting average was 10% 8 minutes 2 ㎘. I was staying.
When Akiyama made a free contract with Reds, he said, "I have one or two options, but I don't think it will take much time to make a decision. I think, so I want to make a firm decision so that I won't regret it. "
Yu Darvish pitcher belongs to Padres, and Akiyama will aim to be promoted to the major league again from the minor league under the umbrella.