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Sano broke through Odai in 5 years after joining the group “Humblely without forgetting the original intention”

DeNA’s Keita Sano outfielder and Hikaru Itoh renewed the contract for next season in Yokohama on the 26th. Sano, who played in all games for the first time with a batting average of 30% for the second consecutive year, was renewed at 110 million yen, an increase of 40 million yen. Ito, who was in the second year of the four-year contract, signed for 112.5 million yen to maintain the status quo. (Amount is estimated)

○ Keita Sano outfielder (70 million yen → 110 million yen)

In the fifth year of joining the team, he played in all games for the first time, and his batting average has exceeded 30% for the second consecutive year. “I trained every day during the season and then started practicing before the match. I introduced it for the first time, but that led to participation in all the matches,” he recalls.

In the 2016 draft, he was nominated for 9th place in the “lowest rank”. “I’m not Gekokujo, but I came up with the idea of” somehow going up. “” Even after breaking through the 100 million yen mark, he calmly said, “The numbers are unsatisfactory except for all games. I want to be humble without forgetting my original intentions.”

○ Hikaru Itoh catcher (112.5 million yen → 112.5 million yen)

In the second year of the four-year contract, he had 53 games, a batting average of .213 (160 hits, 34 hits), two home runs, and 13 RBIs. The opening 2nd army started due to the damage to the left calf. In October, it was a year of crying due to injuries such as surgery on the labrum and joint capsule of the right shoulder.

On the other hand, the team was in 3rd place in the interleague game where they participated as “2nd catcher”. Showed a presence. The recovery of the right shoulder after the operation is going well, and the pitching is expected to resume next month. “In January, I will be able to complete all the menus without any restrictions, and I will be able to go to the camp perfectly. Next year, I want to do it without getting hurt until the end and without leaving.”