Hokkaido Nippon-Ham announces Haruki Nishikawa's joining the team

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham announced that they have reached an agreement with former Tokyo Yakult player Haruki Nishikawa. Nishikawa will be a no-tender from Hokkaido Nippon-Ham in the offseason of 2021, and will play for Tohoku Rakuten for two years and Tokyo Yakult for two years from the following year. This will be his first return to his former team in five years.

▼ Comments from Nishikawa ▼
"When The Swallows told me I was no longer part of their roster, the first thing that came to mind was that the The Fighters would be the only place I would play baseball. If I couldn't play for The Fighters, I would quit baseball... That was the feeling I had. I'm happy to be able to baseball again in a The Fighters jersey. With the number of young players increasing, I think many fans know the names of the younger players. I'll do my best to make sure those fans remember my name, and that fans from when I was with the team will remember me."

Tohoku Rakuten signs contract with Gonzalez for next season, three players leave

Tohoku Rakuten announced that they had signed a contract with Gonzalez for next season. Gonzalez, who joined the team midway through this season, played in 53 games, batting .229 with Home Run and 19 RBI.

▼Comment from Gonzalez▼
"I'm very excited to be a part of the team that will be trying to become a champion next season and to be able to contribute my all. I'm looking forward to returning home and spending quality time with the fans and my teammates."

It was also announced that pitcher Howard, Yahoo, pitcher Franco would be leaving the team.

Chiba Lotte Marines Koshiro Hiroike and four other players visit a special needs school

Chiba Lotte Marines 's Ryo Sakai pitcher, Koshiro Hiroike pitcher, Yuta Ibaragi pitcher, Yuta Kaneda As part of the social contribution project "MARINES LINKS," the players visited Sakuragaoka Special Needs School, where they held a hands-on baseball class, presented caps, took commemorative photos, and interacted with all 146 students at the school.

▼Comment pitcher Hiroike▼
"Although it was a short time, we could see that the kids were having fun catching ground balls and throwing the ball, and it made us realize once again that we want to enjoy playing baseball!"

▼Comment pitcher Sakai▼
"There were kids who were good at throwing and kids who were having fun with smiles on their faces, so I'm glad I had such a great opportunity to participate. I hope they'll grow to love baseball through this experience!"

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・ Regarding the contract with Haruki Nishikawa
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