Nippon-Ham announced that they have re-signed pitcher Suguru Fukuda to a development contract after he was released in October. number has been decided to be "140." "I'm surprised that they've signed me again, and I feel happy to be able to baseball on the professional baseball stage once again. I want to live up to the need they have for me, and I believe that producing results will be the way to repay them. I will train hard this off-season, preparing to perform at my best from February 1st next year, and building up my physique so that I can compete all year long," Fukuda said.
When he was notified that he was no longer needed, he said, "I didn't produce any significant results, but I'm still grateful that they watched over me for seven years." This season, he did not pitch in the first team, and had ERA 1.80 in 17 games with the second team. "I got back to normal towards the end of the season. I'm healthy now. When a momentary opportunity comes, I want to hang on to it and produce results," he said, taking part in a tryout in November. In 2023, he pitched 29 games without runs, and set a team record of 33 consecutive games without allowing a runs across the season, and the left-handed pitcher is aiming for a comeback.
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