In professional baseball, Nippon-Ham, pitcher Taikai Ito, who achieved double-digit wins for the second consecutive year following his rookie last season, has renewed his contract with an annual salary of 85 million yen, an increase of 44 million yen.
Pitcher Ito scored 10 wins last season when he was a rookie, and this season also marked 10 wins and 9 losses and an ERA of 2.95 in 26 pitching games, mainly as a starting pitcher.
Ito held negotiations at the team office in Sapporo on the 8th, and both estimated that he renewed his contract with an annual salary of 85 million yen, an increase of 44 million yen.
Pitcher Ito said, "There were some difficult times, but I'm glad I was able to win at least 10 wins. Next year, I want to become an absolute ace and leave a result that makes people think, 'It's okay if it's Ito.'" I swore
In addition, pitcher Ito contributed to the gold medal acquisition of the Japanese national baseball team at the Tokyo Olympics last year, and is aiming to enter the national team at the WBC = World Baseball Classic to be held in March next year.
Pitcher Ito said, "Mr. Darvish also announced his participation the other day, so I have a desire to play together." I was.