Kenta Maeda pitcher who joined Rakuten Eagles, made a live appearance on TV Asahi's "Hodo Station" (Monday-Friday, 9:54 PM) on the 17th. As a "senior" in MLB, he commented on the current situation of Munetaka Murakami, who is aiming to move to the major leagues.
On this day, Maeda spoke about the current situation of Murakami Munetaka, Okamoto Kazuma, Tatsuya Imai, and Takahashi Mitsunari, who are aiming to transfer to MLB with their proud ``paintings.''
In particular, regarding Murakami, whose negotiation deadline is at 7 a.m. on the 23rd Japan time, he said, "There is a deadline for posting, so I think contracts will soon be decided one after another. I think that players with the deadline approaching have already received offers."
Regarding Murakami in particular, he said, "I think Murakami has probably received offers from several teams, and they are just finalizing the details."
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