Both teams have announced that an exchange trade has been established between outfielder Shunta Goto of professional baseball / Orix and infielder Ryota Ishioka of Chunichi.
Goto, who will transfer from Orix to Chunichi, is from Gunma prefecture and is 29 years old in his 12th year as a professional player.
He joined Orix in 2011 from Maebashi Commercial High School in the first draft.
He is an outfielder who has a strong defensive ability with his speed and strong shoulders, and was appointed mainly as a defensive player last season.
He started in the opening round this season, but hasn't played in one army since May 22nd, and has played 26 games so far with a record of 10%, 8 minutes and 4 minutes.
On the other hand, Ishioka, who will transfer to Orix from Chunichi, is from Hyogo prefecture and is 30 years old in his seventh year as a professional player.
He joined Chunichi in 2016 from JR East, a member of society, in 6th place in the draft.
An infielder with a long batting average, he has only played 11 games in the 1st army this season, but he has played 50 games so far in the 2nd army, and has a batting average of 30%, which is the top in the Eastern League and the Western League. I was marking 3 minutes and 5 minutes.
It seems that this trade was established by the union of Orix, who wants to strengthen the batting line, and Chunichi, who aims to strengthen the outfielder.