Senshu University pitcher Nishidate, who was drafted No. 1 by Yakult in the professional baseball draft, signed a tentative contract with the baseball team and expressed his enthusiasm for becoming a player who is loved by fans by being able to throw a ball close to 160 kilograms.
Nishidate is a right-handed pitcher with a powerful straight line and stamina that throws down from a height of 1.88 meters to 152 kilograms, and was selected No. 1 by Yakult in last month's draft.
On the 20th, we negotiated with the club in Tokyo, and both signed a tentative contract with an estimated contract fee of
9000 million yen and an annual salary of 1600 million yen
.
After the negotiations were finalized, Nishidate said, "I didn't expect to get the number 14, so I'm happy, and I want to put on the uniform as soon as possible.
"I want to play at my own pace and not be in a hurry, and because I am tall, I want to be able to throw a ball that is close to 10 kilograms. I want to be a player who is loved and cheered on by the fans."