On the 25th, it was confirmed that contract negotiations for Orix Buffaloes outfielder Yutaro Sugimoto (34) will continue into the new year. This season, he cleared the required number of at-bats for the first time in four years, hitting 16 Home Run and leading the team with an OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) of .758. In preliminary negotiations, he has been offered a salary increase of around 10 million yen from his current 67 million yen annual salary, and Sugimoto emphasized, "I think it's better to take time to do that than to sign a contract without mutual consent."
Sugimoto is the only player on the team whose contract has not yet been renewed. Fellow home-grown center fielder Nakagawa has signed for an annual salary of 100 million yen, an increase of 30 million yen, and Tonmiya has also signed for an annual salary of 85 million yen, an increase of 15 million yen. "I'm confident in that, and I worked hard," said Sugimoto, who has recorded double-digit Home Run for five consecutive years since winning Home Run title in 2021, and is also second on the team with 53 RBI and 48 runs scored. On this day, he kicked off his voluntary training for the year at Maishima in Osaka, expressing his desire to "if possible, sign a contract early and start voluntary training comfortably."
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