Yuya Mori, who has exercised the right of FA = free agent only for domestic transfers from professional baseball, Seibu, will transfer to Orix of the same Pacific League.
Mori exercised his FA rights only for domestic transfers this month, and in addition to Seibu seeking to remain, Orix was interested in acquiring and was negotiating, but Orix signed with Mori on the 16th. announced that it had agreed to
Mori is 27 years old from Osaka.
When he was at Osaka Toin High School, he won consecutive spring and summer Koshien championships, and in 2014 he joined Seibu in first place in the draft.
In 2019, his 6th year as a slugging catcher, he won the title of leading hitter and was also the MVP of the Pacific League.
In addition, this season, as a catcher, he supported the pitchers with the top ERA in the league, and was selected as a member of the Japan national team's warm-up game held this month for the WBC (World Baseball Classic) to be held next year. rice field.
At ORIX, the 10th-year catcher Fushimi Torai, who has played 76 games this season, is exercising his FA rights only for domestic transfers. We aim to be the number one in Japan continuously.
Mori's joining press conference is scheduled to be held in Osaka on the 26th of this month.