On the 3rd, Lotte outfielder Daito Yamamoto attended contract renewal negotiations at Zozo and signed for 18 million yen (estimated amount), an increase of 13 million yen. As a hobby of his, watching martial arts, he smiled and said, "I want to watch martial arts from a good seat. I want to be close to the ring."
In his fifth season this season, he hit his first professional home run in a game against Nippon-Ham (ZOZO) on April 16th, and recorded 11 Home Run and 33 RBI in 107 games. He also made his first appearance in the All-Star Game, and it was a breakthrough season for him, but he also revealed his dissatisfaction, saying, "Personally, I'm not satisfied. I think I could have done better."
He was inspired when he heard that Manager Saburo had said in an interview that he wanted to use Nishikawa, Takabe, and Fujiwara in outfield. "I feel ashamed when he says that. I want to achieve such good results that I definitely want to include Yamamoto. I'm pretty fired up," he said, burning with fighting spirit.
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