Lotte outfielder Katsuya Kakunaka (38) attended contract renewal negotiations at ZOZO Marine Stadium on the 12th, signing a contract with a 6 million yen pay cut to 60 million yen annually, after which he revealed a shocking plan to sell his luxury home.

This season, he has a batting average of .167, 1 Home Run, and 5 RBI in 27 games. At the beginning of the press conference, he looked philosophical and reflected, "Of course the amount would go down. It didn't go down as much as I thought it would." However, towards the end, he said with a straight face, "My salary has gone down, and it's getting tough to pay taxes, so I'm thinking of selling my house. If anyone is interested, I'll sell it for around 1 billion yen. I wonder if there's anyone who would buy it. I'm open to negotiations to lower the price from 1 billion yen. The room is about 110 square meters. It's in a really nice location in the city center," revealing his difficult financial situation while delivering a serious sales pitch.

His annual salary reached a personal high of 141 million yen in 2017, and has been declining since then. In 2024 and 2025, it was 66 million yen. While considering where he will live in the future, he is preparing for his 20th year, where he hopes to make a comeback. (Ami Shunsuke)