The possibility of re-recruiting Alfredo Despine (37) has been raised by the Japanese professional baseball Softbank Hawks.
On the 24th, Japanese sports media ‘Daily Sports’ quoted reporter Francis Romero of the All Baseball Journalists Association on Twitter and said, “Softbank is showing interest in Alfredo Despaine, who became a free agent last December.” The media added, “We haven’t reached an agreement yet. The contract level will be between $1 million and $1.5 million.”
Cuban-born Despine debuted on the Japanese stage in July 2014. He played in 45 games for the Chiba Lotte Marines and was recognized for his potential with a batting average of 3.1, 50 hits, 12 home runs, 33 RBIs and 26 points. Following his 2015 batting average of .25 8 with 91 hits, 18 home runs, 62 RBIs and 49 runs, he showed growth in 2016 with a batting average of 2.5 8, 139 hits, 24 home runs, 92 RBIs and 81 runs.
After moving to the Softbank Hawks, his success blossomed. In 2017, the first year of his transfer, he had a batting average of 2.6 2.2, 125 hits, 35 homers, 103 RBIs and 66 runs. He hit 36 home runs in 2019, tying his personal record for most in a season. He hit just 6 home runs in 2020, 10 home runs in 2021 and 14 home runs in 2022. 안전놀이터
He played in 858 Japanese professional baseball games, recording a batting average of 2.63, 786 hits, 184 homers, 545 RBIs and 410 runs. Softbank, which is competing with Chiba Lotte for the lead in the league, has a team batting average of only .242. With the need to reinforce the other line, they plan to strengthen their power by recruiting proven Despine.