Orix Buffaloes' Jerry returns home

Orix Buffaloes announced that pitcher Jerry returned home on Sunday the 27th. In his first year in Japan this season, pitcher Jerry started 21 games. Although he finished with a frustrating record of 3 wins and 10 losses due to many games without run support, he occupied a spot in the starting rotation, achieving 12 Quality Starts.

▼Comment from pitcher Jerry▼
"To all the fans. Thank you very much for all the love and warm support. Moving to a foreign country was by no means easy, but thanks to the support from all the fans, it was not difficult either. I will always feel that Osaka and Orix Buffaloes are my 'home.' Go Buffaloes!!"

Tohoku Rakuten Eagles will not renew contracts with six players for the next season

Rakuten Eagles notified pitcher Tomohito Sakai, pitcher Naoki Hihata, pitcher Yuki Hayashi, pitcher Ryuta Konno, developmental pitcher Takuma Matsuda, and player Ginji Maeda that they will not be offered contracts for the next season. Furthermore, the team has offered developmental player contracts to pitcher Sakai and pitcher Hayashi.