The Major League Angels, to which Shohei Otani belongs, have acquired left-handed pitcher Matt Moore, who once belonged to Softbank, a professional baseball team, and have strengthened their relief team.
This was announced by the Angels on the 16th.
Moore pitched in 63 relief games last season with the Rangers, going 5-2 with 5 saves and a 1.95 ERA, and was a free agent after the season ended.
His contract is for one year and the annual salary is 7.55 million dollars, which is about 1.01 billion yen in Japanese yen.
Pitcher Moore is a 33-year-old left-handed pitcher, and in 2020 he started 13 games with Softbank, a professional baseball team, with 6 wins and 3 losses and an ERA of 2.65.
Last season, the Angels' starting pitchers, led by Otani, had an ERA of 3.67, ranking fourth out of 15 teams in the American League. There was a difference of more than one point from the Astros who did.
With the acquisition of pitcher Moore, it is a form that has strengthened the relief team, which has been an issue for the first playoff advance in nine years since 2014.