Tanaka Breaks Up With Rakuten Over Salary Cut

Tanaka Breaks Up With Rakuten Over Salary Cut

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pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (36), who has won 197 games in the U.S. and Japanese professional baseball leagues, leaves his team dissatisfied with the salary reduction policy.

Kyodo News reported on the 25th that Tanaka announced on his YouTube channel that he would leave Rakuten and continue his career with the new team.

As soon as Tanaka joined the Japanese Pacific League team Rakuten in 2007, he played as a pitcher representing Japan.

In particular, in 2013, he joined the New York Yankees in the U.S. professional baseball through posting after earning an impressive 24 wins and no losses with a 1.27 ERA.

He went 78-46 with a 3.74 ERA in seven seasons with the Yankees.

However, after returning to Rakuten in 2021, his performance fell.

He only won 20-33 in four seasons.

In particular, he lost one game and had a 7.20 ERA in just one game this year, which seemed to be effectively ending his career.

As his performance deteriorated, his salary was also drastically cut.

Tanaka, who received 900 million yen in the 2021-2022 season, cut his salary to 475 million yen in the 2023 season and halved to 260 million yen again in the 2024 season.

On top of that, when Rakuten offered a more than 40% cut next season in recent salary negotiations, Tanaka announced his separation.

Tanaka said, "I don't know where I'll play next season, but I'm in good condition and training well," adding, "Next year, I'll make up for what I haven't thrown this season and show a good performance." 메이저사이트

Tanaka, who had 119 wins and 67 losses in 10 seasons in Japan, recorded 197 wins and 113 losses overall in the U.S. and Japan.

The new team is in a position to achieve 200 wins in total between the U.S. and Japan, but it is unclear which team will recruit.