Rakuten officially announced a group of Asama players who declared a free agent after a press conference at Ishii General Manager in Sendai City on the evening of 21st.

Ishii general manager said on Friday evening, Asamura got a phone call and said, "I was worried about it because I could not describe it in words, but I think that I would like to win a challenge."

On the other hand, I told Asamura to "I will do my best to create an environment that makes me think that the choice was good," and agreed to join Rakuten.

Rakuten, who was at the bottom of the Pacific League this season, was the lowest batting average and 12 points of the team, and he was unable to fix the second regular, so Ishii General Manager wanted " I am relieved and I am relieved, not only will the fighting strength rise, but also the surrounding players will be pulled with their backs, "he said.

It is expected to conclude a large contract of about 2 billion yen for 4 years with Asama, and the number of the jersey is expected to be "3" that has been won by Seibu until this season.