Shintaro Fujinami, who was called the rival of ‘baseball genius’ Ohtani Shohei (LA Angels), is unexpectedly receiving attention from major league clubs. Not only the Arizona Diamondbacks, but now the Boston Red Sox are also paying attention to Fujinami.

“The Boston Red Sox are looking at Japanese pitcher Shintaro Fujinami,” said the US’MathLive.com on the 13th (Korean time). can,” he said.

Boston signed a 5-year, 90 million dollar (approximately 117.3 billion won) contract with Masataka Yoshida, the best batsman in Nippon Professional Baseball in this FA market. Yoshida played in 762 games for the Orix Buffaloes in 7 seasons, 884 hits, 133 home runs, batting average of 0.327 OPS and 0.960.

Boston, which succeeded in strengthening its power by recruiting Yoshida, seems to be aiming for another Japanese player. This time, Shintaro Fujinami. Fujinami, who has been called “Otani’s rival” since high school, recorded 57 wins, 54 losses, 11 holds, and an ERA of 3.41 in 189 Japanese professional baseball games. 메이저사이트

Since 2015, he has not had a single double-digit win, but since August of this year, his pitching content and performance have improved noticeably. And there is no doubt that a fast ball of up to 160 km and a splitter with a large drop are elements that major league clubs will be interested in.

Due to the recent poor performance, Fujinami’s entry into the major leagues was initially expected to be difficult. However, according to ‘Major League Trade Rumors (MLBTR),’ the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants are showing interest in Fujinami’s signing, and Boston is also eyeing it.

‘MathLive.com’ said, “Unlike Masataka Yoshida, who signed a contract with Boston, and Kodai Senga, who entered the New York Mets, Fujinami is not expected to win a big contract due to uncertainty. So far, he has struggled with control problems.” One of the teams showing interest in this Fujinami.”