Lotte pitcher Aki Sasaki, who achieved the youngest perfect game in the history of professional baseball this season, signed a contract for the next season with an estimated annual salary of 80 million yen, which is an estimated 50 million yen increase. I want to make a better pitch than I did and help the team win the championship," he vowed to make a leap.
Pitcher Sasaki entered the opening rotation for the first time in his third year as a professional this season, and in the match against Orix on April 10, he became the youngest pitcher in history to complete a perfect game.
By June, he won 6 wins, but after the summer, due to the effects of blisters and fatigue in his right hand, the number of pitching intervals increased, and he did not reach the regular pitching innings. It was a grade of 2.02.
Pitcher Sasaki negotiated with the team at the team office in Chiba City on the 24th, and both signed contracts for the next season with an estimated annual salary of 80 million yen, an increase of 50 million yen.
Pitcher Sasaki looked back on his third season, saying, "We got off to a good start in the early spring, but there were also withdrawals in the middle stage, and the results dropped in the second half, and as a result, it was a frustrating season."
And he said about the next season, "I want to throw more games, pitch better than this year, and help the team win the championship."
In addition, he plans to enter the bullpen earlier than usual in preparation for the WBC = World Baseball Classic in March next year, where he is expected to participate. I want to," he expressed his desire.