Nippon-Ham infielder Yuki Nomura attended contract renewal negotiations at ESCON on the 27th and signed for 58 million yen (estimated amount), an increase of 15 million yen.

At the Fan Fest in November of last year, he was named the opening day No. 4 batter by Manager Shinjo, and from the start of this season he supported the team with his strong batting performance, but in mid-May he injured his left side and was forced to leave the team. This affected him, and he ended up with a batting average of .268, 8 Home Run, and 35 RBI in 101 games.

After completing his renewal, Nomura reflected on the season and said, "At the start of the season, I was able to bring out a lot of the things I had prepared, and although there were a lot of things that happened during the season, including injuries, in the end it wasn't a good finish, so in the end it was a disappointing season."

Looking ahead to next season, he said, "When the opportunity comes, it will be important how much I can improve myself, and how much I can make the players feel that they need me to play in the games, so I want to continue to raise my level and make this a year of training."

He then mentioned his eight home runs and vowed to awaken as Home Run, saying, "I don't think eight is enough. But that doesn't mean 12 or 13 would be good. You can't play unless you hit. I think I need to hit 20 or 30."

As usual, he plans to train independently in Iejima, Okinawa, with Go Matsumoto, who has been transferred to The Giants as a free agent. Regarding Go Matsumoto 's transfer, he said, "He's a senior that I really like, so I'm a little sad that I won't be able to play on the same team anymore, but Tsuyoshi often says that as a baseball player, the most important thing is to play in games, and I think the same. I hope that we can both be regulars next year."

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