On the 17th, Gosuke Katoh of the Major League Baseball Mets was out of the 40-player limit of the Major League Baseball contract.
Kato, a 27-year-old from California, was promoted to the Major League Baseball for the first time in the Blue Jays in his 10th year as a professional player, and was the first Japanese player to enter the Major League Baseball without experiencing professional baseball. rice field.
However, he left the Blue Jays out of force last month, and after that he joined the Mets and was aiming to be promoted to the major league from the minor league under the umbrella, but in the Mets there was no opportunity to participate in the major league, and on the 17th, the major league contract was signed. I was out of the 40-person limit.
Kato has participated in eight games in the Blue Jays in the major leagues, with one hit in seven at bats, a batting average of 10%, 4 minutes and 3 minutes, but an on-base percentage of 40%. Is a characteristic.
Kato, who is out of the field, will be asked by other teams for his intention to acquire, and if there is a team he wants, he will transfer, but if there is no hope, he will either become a free contract or remain in Mets and become a minor. You will play in the league.