[Orix Buffaloes] Taisuke Yamaoka will not exercise his domestic free agent rights and will remain with the team on a one-year contract. "I want to win 10 games and pitch more than 100 inning..." He will return to the starting lineup next season, his 10th year.

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Taisuke Yamaoka holds a press conference after completing his contract renewal (photographed by Haruko Yoshimura)

Orix Buffaloes Taisuke Yamaoka pitcher held contract negotiations at the team's facility in Maishima, Osaka, and signed for an annual salary of 80 million yen, an increase of 12 million yen (amount is estimated). This season, he pitched in 41 games as a full-time reliever, going 5-3 with 13 , 4.25. In November, he announced that he would not exercise his domestic FA rights and would stay on. In November, he announced that he would not exercise his domestic FA rights and would stay on as a reliever. My main goal is to finish the whole season, and I hope to achieve 10 wins or 100 or more. There are a lot of good players out there, so I don't want to lose to them. I'm really going to bite the bullet and pitch," he said, vowing to lift his esteemed manager, Kishida, to the top. hold ERA inning

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[Orix Buffaloes] Taisuke Yamaoka will not exercise his domestic free agent rights and will remain with the team on a one-year contract. "I want to win 10 games and pitch more than 100 inning..." He will return to the starting lineup next season, his 10th year.