Nippon-Ham pitcher Ren Fukushima renewed his contract at ESCON on the 26th, signing for 29 million yen (estimated amount), an increase of 13 million yen.

This season, he started eight games from July to September, recording a record of 5 wins and 0 losses with ERA of 2.25. He also pitched well in the final game of the CS, giving up only two runs in the middle of the eighth inning, but ended up as losing pitcher.

For the next season, we aim to become a force for one year, and the goal is to set a regulation innings pitched. "I want to become a player who can somehow contribute to the league championship and the best in Japan," he said. number also changed from "94" to "45". "I'm going to do my best because I'm lighter," he said.

In the draft, a player from the same year joined the team as a university graduate. The first-round draft pick, pitcher Yoshihide Okawa (Meiji University), had competed in the Senbatsu tournament at the same time as him in his third year of high school, and he had known him since then. "I saw him pitch at university, and I thought his fastball was amazing since I was in my second year. There are some things I'd like to ask him about it," he revealed, "I have an image of his fastball being amazing. I wonder why (hitter) swing and miss so much. I'd like to look at the data and steal a bit from him," and he plans to learn from the rookie and use it to grow.

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