Presented with 170 million yen, an increase of 70 million yen, “I am satisfied with the amount”
On the 2nd, Seibu pitcher Kaiba Hirara went to the team office in Tokorozawa City to discuss a contract renewal, but he postponed it. He was presented with an annual salary of 170 million yen, an increase of 70 million yen from 100 million yen this season, and said, “The amount is right!” “Three years have passed since I couldn’t do it (due to team circumstances). As expected, I can’t do referee in the fourth year,” he said. (Amount estimated)
Regarding the reason for the suspension, Taira said, “I’m satisfied with the amount. It’s a feeling. It’s a matter of whether it’s a starter or a substitute. “It’s suspended,” he explained. “From the off-season in 2019, I said I wanted to play the starting line, and it’s been three years since I couldn’t do it (due to the circumstances of the team). As expected, I can’t play as a referee. in the fourth year.”
Moreover, he expressed his heart, saying, “(The feelings of the starting pitcher) are growing, and now there is a big explosion.” “I’m disappointed that I can’t change the game as a substitute. I want to control the game from 0-0 and lead the Lions to victory,” he said, expressing his strong desire to start.
Taira has played in 61 games, the most in the league, along with Rakuten pitcher Naoto Nishiguchi. He shared the title of best middle pitcher with fellow pitcher Yoshinobu Mizukami.
When his annual salary reached 100 million yen for the first time in the off-season last season, he laughed, saying, “I want to have a ‘petit luxury’ like buying at a convenience store without looking at the price,” but this is a time when it was the beginning of turmoil. The date of the next round of negotiations has not yet been set.
(Hirohisa Miyawaki)
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