Professional baseball Lotte announced that Shogo Nakamura, the main player, has agreed to remain at Lotte without exercising the right of FA = free agent limited to domestic transfers acquired this season.
In his eighth year as a professional, 30-year-old Nakamura is a right-handed pitcher and right-handed infielder.
He has a punchy strike and a solid defense that earned him two Golden Glove Awards.
Koshi was infected with the new coronavirus in April and temporarily left the team, but has contributed to the team as a main force, such as participating in all games for four consecutive years until last season.
This season, he has played 138 games mainly as the third batter, recording 20%, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 12 homers, and 68 RBIs. got the rights.
According to the team, as a result of discussions with Nakamura after the season ended, he decided to stay.
Nakamura made a comment through the team on the 4th, saying, "Since we haven't won the championship yet, I have a strong desire to win with this team. When I told Manager Yoshii that I would stay, I was very happy and happy. Team I will do my best to contribute to the victory of the team."
Professional 10th year Tatsuhiro Tamura also remains
Also, it was decided that catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura, who acquired FA rights only for domestic transfers this season, will also remain.
Tamura, who is in his 10th year as a professional, has played in only two games this season due to injuries, but has played in a total of 843 games and has supported the team with a solid lead.
Tamura said, "I was really happy that I was asked to stay by the pitchers of Yoshii and his teammates, so I decided to stay. I couldn't meet everyone's expectations this year, but next year. I want to show that Tamura can still do it by living up to their expectations."