Rakuten Takaya Tanaka catcher (33) of the "K" Lineup signed a contract with for 8.5 million yen, an increase of 500,000 yen (all amounts are estimates). The veteran, who will be entering his 12th year as a pro next season, stated firmly, "Of course I want to stay in the first team for a full year, but I also want to make more appearances for the team. He is very motivated because he played in 12 games this season, all of them as a mid-season starter, and had only five at-bats (3 1 ). Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi starting line-up At Bat hit
catcher Ito Hikaru, who plays the same position, will join the team as a free agent from DeNA. "I'm not in a position where I want to work hard together. I have no intention of giving up my position, and I want to compete hard and not lose," he said, showing his enthusiasm. "First of all, I want to win games, and within that, I need to be able to hit in order to play in the game," he said, highlighting his batting prowess as a weapon. He wrote on a piece of paper that he doesn't just want to be in the first team, but also want to put on a mask and take to ground, and he is determined to win the battle for the starting catcher position by focusing on "results."
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