Aoki, who is in the sixth year of the major league this season, is on its way to Astros where he has newly moved, and in June he achieved 2000 hits in Japan and the United States. After that, I moved to Blue Jays at the end of July, but on 28th, Blue Jays removed Aoki from the 40 majority league of the major league and made it out of fighting force.

Aoki was looking for a transfer destination as a free contract, but according to the stakeholders, it means that he agreed in principle by transferring to the National League 's Mets on the 1st. Aoki is expected to join the Metz expedition to Houston as early as the game against Astros on the 2nd, and the acquisition will be officially announced from the team.

The total result of this season combined with Astros and Blue Jays has played in 82 games, batting rate 20% 7, and 27 homeruns in five home runs.

Mets, who belongs to the seventh team in the 6th year of the major league for Aoki, is ranked fourth in the 22.5 games gap, the top in the national league eastern district, and it is difficult to enter the post season .