Both teams have announced a trade between professional baseball Giants infielder Akihiro Wakabayashi and Nippon-Ham catcher Takuya Gun.
Wakabayashi, who will be transferring from the Giants to Nippon-Ham, is a 30-year-old switch hitter in his seventh year as a professional who joined the Giants in 6th place in the draft.
He is a utility player who has the dexterity to defend not only the infield but also the outfield, and often plays as a pinch runner or defensive defender.Although he only played in 21 games last season, he has played in a total of 330 games with the first team. Masu.
Wakabayashi commented through the team, ``I had a lot of experience as a professional and I feel like I had a really good time.I will do my best to stay as energetic as ever even when I go to Nippon-Ham.'' .
On the other hand, Koori, who is transferring from Nippon-Ham to the Giants, joined Nippon-Ham at the age of 25, in his 8th year as a professional player, and was drafted in 7th place.
He has experience playing not only as a catcher but also in the third field and outfield, and has appeared in a total of 78 games in the first team.
Koori said, ``I have experienced many things over the past seven years and have grown as a baseball player.I am looking forward to playing against the Fighters in my new field.I will do my best on this new stage, so please continue to support me. "I will," he commented.
This is the third trade for the Giants since Shinnosuke Abe took over as manager, and they are aggressively recruiting ahead of this season as they aim to bounce back from fourth place for the second consecutive year.