This was announced by Tanaka by the Yankees on the 3rd.

Tanaka who was a professional baseball / Rakuten ace signed a 7-year contract with the Yankees in negotiations with several teams using the posting system of the bidding system in 2014. Total annual salary of 7 years was attracted attention in Japan and the US with a large contract of 155 million dollars.

In the contract, Tanaka had the right to abandon the remaining three-year contract off this season, which was the fourth year, but Tanaka exercises this right I decided to stay in the Yankees.

Through the team, Mr. Tanaka said, "As a member of the Yankees, we decided to remain in the team in the future." For the last 4 years I am pleased to be able to play for the team and fans as a competitor I made a comment saying, "The decision to remain in the Yankees was not a difficult thing," for this reason.

Tanaka gave 13 wins this season's two-digit victory, but with 12 losses, the defense ratio was 4.74, the worst in four years It was.
Meanwhile, in the playoffs, he won two victories and marked a good result with an impression rate of 0.90, and the evaluation was once again being evaluated as a strong player on the big stage.

In the media of the United States, when Tanaka destroyed the contract with the Yankees, several teams were planning to acquire, attention was focused on Tanaka 's decision.