On the 18th, Seibu announced that they have signed a contract with Trey Wingenter for next season.
General Manager Hiroike Koji commented through the team, “His overwhelming strike out rate and low Avg so far this season have lived up to our expectations, but his willingness to put in the effort to adapt to Japanese baseball has been admirable, and he has earned the trust of his teammates. He is one of the players we want to see at the core of The Lions ‘bullpen again next year, so we are very pleased that we have reached an agreement on the contract, and we look forward to seeing him continue to do great things in the future.”
This season, Wingenter’s first in Japan, has seen him pitch in 39 games, posting a solid record of 1 win, 4 losses, 27 hold, and an ERA of 1.70.