On the 10th, Rakuten Eagles 's GM Kazuhisa Ishii (52) expressed his hope that pitcher Takahiro Norimoto (34), who exercised his overseas free agent (FA) rights, and outfielder Ryosuke Tatsumi (28), who exercised his domestic free agent rights, would stay with the team. Both players have agreed to remain with the team after declaring free agency, but there has been no progress in negotiations. "Of course, we would like them to stay," he said, expressing the team's thoughts, adding, "I think (Norimoto and Tatsumi) are thinking about their baseball careers and what they want to do in the future." He understood the feelings of the two players and expressed his hope that they would be able to continue fighting together next season and beyond.
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