"Tokyo Olympics 金+61 wins" Japanese submarine pitcher challenges ML with posting, "I'm determined to even sign a minor league contract."

"Tokyo Olympics 金+61 wins" Japanese submarine pitcher challenges ML with posting, "I'm determined to even sign a minor league contract."

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Koyo Aoyagi, a "submarine pitcher" with 61 wins in Japanese professional baseball, will challenge the Major League through the posting system.

Japan's "Tokyo Sports" and other local media reported on the 5th (Korea time) that "the Hanshin Tigers allowed Koyo Aoyagi to challenge the Major League through the posting system."

Aoyagi, who was nominated by the Hanshin Tigers in the fifth round of the rookie draft in 2015, started his professional career with 4 wins, 5 losses and an ERA of 3.29 in 13 appearances in his first season. It was in the 2019 season that Aoyagi, who had not been able to show his presence while harvesting nine wins until his three years after his debut, began to open his eyes.
Aoyagi played in 25 games and filled the regular innings for the first time, recording 9 wins, 9 losses and a 3.14 ERA. Then the following year, he slowed down again with seven wins (nine losses) and a 3.36 ERA, but played 156 ⅓ in 25 games in 2021, recording 13 wins, 6 losses and a 2.48 ERA. His 13 wins were the most wins in the Central League, and he even had the king of winning percentage (0.684). 메이저놀이터

Notably, Aoyagi joined the Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympics based on her outstanding performance during the regular season, and won the gold medal. The good trend continued. Aoyagi has secured the title of the most wins (13 wins) and the most wins (0.765) for the second consecutive year with 13 wins, four losses and an ERA of 2.05, including four complete games (two complete games) in 24 games during the 2022 season. She also garnered eight wins last year, contributing greatly to Hanshin's victory in the Japan Series.

This year, however, he pitched in 12 games and recorded just 2-3 with a 3.69 ERA, but decided to challenge himself to the Major League this winter through the posting system based on his 61-47 record with a 3.08 ERA in 154 games (6 complete games, 3 shutouts). Aoyagi is a side-arm pitcher who can throw fast balls, pitch-seam balls, slider, change-up and curveball up to 149 kilometers.

Japan's "Daily Sports" explained, "After winning the gold medal for the Japanese national team at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, I have set my sights on overseas challenges, and I have repeatedly appealed to the club so far." "Allowing posting should not be simple," said Satoshi Shimamura, head of the headquarters. "We have to see how the player feels and determined. Not only the player, but also the player, and I judged that I would be able to support him at this point," he said, explaining why he allowed Aoyagi to post.

As his performance in Japan is not "high-end," there may not be much demand for Aoyagi. However, Aoyagi seems to be considering signing a minor league contract. "Aoyagi himself is determined to sign a minor league contract," Tokyo Sports added.