Rakuten catcher Tsuyoshi Ishihara (26) attended contract negotiations at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi on the 18th and signed for 16 million yen, a decrease of 1 million yen. After appearing in 68 games last season, he has appeared in 31 games this season with a batting average of .94. While he did contribute in some situations, such as hitting a walk-off-off home run against Hanshin Tigers on June 14th, he was unable to leave satisfactory numbers. Looking ahead to next season, he said, "It's all about batting. I have no choice but to hit," and is focused on improving his batting. He also revealed that he will be training with Asamura for the second year in a row, and looked forward, saying, "I want to absorb as much as I can and do my best."
Regarding DeNA's Hikaru Ito, who was announced as his new player, he said, "He's someone who has caught balls from many different pitcher. I think he's reliable." While being inspired by him, he won't lose out in the battle for a regular spot.
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