Rakuten infielder Daichi Suzuki 36) attended contract negotiations at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi on the 25th and signed for 128 million yen, a 32 million yen reduction (estimated amount). This season, he played in 93 games, batting .238 with 23 RBI and 2 Home Run. This is the second time since his first year that he has played in fewer than 100 games. "The numbers have clearly dropped, and there were times when we didn't win and I wasn't playing as well as I should have," he said, reflecting on the season, "I thought a lot about a lot of things, like how things should be, or how I have to do it again, and I felt a lot of things while watching baseball."
Looking ahead to next season, where he will be the oldest fielder, he is determined, "It's not a one-year game. It's a one-day game, so from now on," he said emphatically, "If I'm satisfied, it's over. I just use everything, the good, the bad, and the anxiety, as fuel to move forward."
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