Formal introduction: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani meets the press on Tuesday in Sapporo after he signed a contract. KYODOOtani had announced his decision to turn pro with a major league club in November prior to be being named as the Fighters' first-round draft pick. The Pacific League champions then orchestrated a successful campaign to persuade the youngster to start his career in Nippon Professional Baseball."I feel refreshed and I have a really strong desire to do my best," he told a news conference.The Hanamaki Higashi High School product signed for a 2013 salary of ?15 million with a ?100 million signing bonus and ?50 million in performance-based incentives — the maximum figures allowed by NPB for a first-year pro.Otani will wear the same number that Yu Darvish wore with the Fighters, No. 11.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Teen pitcher Otani 'refreshed' to play for Fighters
SAPPORO — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters introduced hard-throwing teenager Shohei Otani to the press on Tuesday after the club kept him in Japan by signing him to his first pro contract.Formal introduction: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani meets the press on Tuesday in Sapporo after he signed a contract. KYODOOtani had announced his decision to turn pro with a major league club in November prior to be being named as the Fighters' first-round draft pick. The Pacific League champions then orchestrated a successful campaign to persuade the youngster to start his career in Nippon Professional Baseball."I feel refreshed and I have a really strong desire to do my best," he told a news conference.The Hanamaki Higashi High School product signed for a 2013 salary of ?15 million with a ?100 million signing bonus and ?50 million in performance-based incentives — the maximum figures allowed by NPB for a first-year pro.Otani will wear the same number that Yu Darvish wore with the Fighters, No. 11.
Formal introduction: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani meets the press on Tuesday in Sapporo after he signed a contract. KYODOOtani had announced his decision to turn pro with a major league club in November prior to be being named as the Fighters' first-round draft pick. The Pacific League champions then orchestrated a successful campaign to persuade the youngster to start his career in Nippon Professional Baseball."I feel refreshed and I have a really strong desire to do my best," he told a news conference.The Hanamaki Higashi High School product signed for a 2013 salary of ?15 million with a ?100 million signing bonus and ?50 million in performance-based incentives — the maximum figures allowed by NPB for a first-year pro.Otani will wear the same number that Yu Darvish wore with the Fighters, No. 11.
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