On the 18th, Seibu announced that they would not be signing a contract with infielder Leandro Cedeño (27) for next season.
He came to Japan in 2011 and played for Orix for two years. This season, his first year with Seibu, he was demoted to the second team three times due to poor performance. His natural power shone through towards the end of the season, hitting Home Run runs in four consecutive games against Rakuten on September 19th (Rakuten Mobile), but he ended up with a batting average of .228 with 51 hit, 7 Home Run, and 26 RBI in 74 games.
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・ [Seibu] Right-handed pitcher Ichiro Tamura, in his ninth year as a professional, and Hiyu Motoyama and Daiju Nomura, who were both traded, have been released from the team.
・ [Seibu] Did not sign a contract with J.D. Davis for next season. He had a disappointing batting average of .240 with 3 Home Run and 9 RBI in 36 games.
・ [Seibu] Signed a contract with Emmanuel Ramírez for next season: "I'm honored to be a part of The Lions next year."
・ [Seibu] Cedeño demoted to second team. Manager Nishiguchi: "He's not in good shape. That's all. The DH hitter isn't hitting well."
・ [Seibu] Takeru Sasaki was released from the roster. He underwent TJ surgery in 2011 and returned to the team in June of this year, saying, "I couldn't finish it."
