Baseball King
2025.12.5(金) 04:05
On the 5th, Orix Buffaloes announced that they had re-signed Kendai Moto to a development contract. number will be "127."
He originally joined Orix Buffaloes as the second pick in the 2020 draft. In his fifth season, he played in a career-high 31 games, but had a batting average of .143. He was released after the season ended.
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