Pitcher Shohei Ohtani (26) avoided the annual salary arbitration committee hearing and settled with the team for $ 8.5 million (892.5 million yen) over two years. The team announced the 8th (Japan’s ninth time).

According to the US media, it was 3 million dollars (about 315 million yen) in 2009 and 5.5 million dollars (about 577.5 million yen) in 2010.

The right to mediate the annual salary is given to players who have signed up for a higher stake for 3 years or more and less than 6 years, and Otani is now out for the first time. By January 15 of this year the desired amount of annual salary was presented, and if the team did not agree, the annual salary would be arbitrated, and Otani was the only Angels player who had acquired the rights and did not reach an agreement.

According to the US media, the desired amount on the Otani side was 3.3 million dollars (about 346.5 million yen), which was a difference of about 80 million yen from the 2.5 million dollars (about 262.5 million yen) presented by the team side. .. A hearing was scheduled by the online mediation committee on February 19, but it was decided to avoid it and go to camp for the fourth year.

Otani transferred from Nippon-Ham to the Angels using the posting system (bidding system) in 2017. The new labor management agreement, which took effect in December 2016, restricted contract fees for minor foreign players. 25 years, for which a lesser contract was signed.

I switched to a major contract during camp, but in the first year, the principal’s annual minimum wage was $ 545,000 (about 57.2 million yen). In the second year, there was a slight increase of $ 650,000 (about 68.25 million yen), and in the third year it was only $ 700,000 (about 73.5 million yen fell to about 37% for 60 sets).

In the top three years, he has participated in 254 games as a hitter, with a 20% batting average, 6 minutes, 9 home runs, 47 home runs, 147 RBIs and 29 stolen bases. As a pitcher, he pitched in 12 games with 4 wins and 3 losses and a 4.39 ERA.