Multiple American media reported on the 7th that Masanao Yoshida, who was aiming to transfer to the major leagues from professional baseball Orix using the posting system, agreed to sign a five-year contract with the Red Sox.
Yoshida, 29, is in his 7th year as a professional, and this season, he has a batting average of 30%, 3 minutes and 5 minutes, 21 home runs, and 88 RBIs, contributing to Orix's first victory in Japan in 26 years. I used it to aim for a transfer to the big leagues.
The period for negotiating with major league teams was 45 days from the 7th of this month to the 20th of next month, but on the 7th, the first day of the negotiation period, multiple American media reported that Yoshida would sign a five-year contract with the Red Sox. I was told that I agreed with
It is said that the total amount of money will be 90 million dollars for 5 years, about 12.2 billion yen in Japanese yen, and according to the rules of the posting system, Orix will be paid about 2.1 billion yen.
Last year, Seiya Suzuki signed a five-year contract with the Cubs for a total of $85 million, or about 10.1 billion yen in Japanese yen at the time, which was the highest amount for a Japanese fielder to transfer to the major leagues. Yoshida player has become a large contract that surpasses this.