Samsung, Aquado 158km Light Speed Ball, Miyaji Yura Recruitment Up to $180,000 per year in the future
Dec 01, 2025
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Samsung announced on the 1st that it has hired Japanese right-hander Yura Miyaji (26) as a new Asian quarter player to be introduced next season. Press release immediately after the announcement of Matt Manning, a pitcher with a maximum speed of 158 km.
The Lions, who have been closely looking at the Asian quarter target players such as Japan, Taiwan and Australia, chose Miyaji's potential. It is a condition of up to $180,000 for a year, including $100,000 in annual salary, $50,000 in incentives, and $30,000 in transfer fees.
Yura Miyaji is a fireballer who throws four-seam fastballs with a maximum speed of 158 kilometers and an average speed of 149.6 kilometers from his imposing physique of 1 meter and 90 kilograms. It also has a variety of breaking balls such as splitters, sliders, and curves.
Last season Miyaji played for Kuhu Hayate Ventures Shizuoka. It is a team participating in the NPB's second-tier league and is one of the two teams that do not have any first-tier clubs.
Miyaji has no experience in the NPB's first division, but he has upgraded the level to the NPB's second division after going through the Japanese social baseball Mickey House and the independent league Tokushima Indigo Sox from 2022.
With two losses, a 2.88 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP in a total of 25 innings in the NPB's second division in the 2025 season, he is also considered the type of pitcher who fits the batter-friendly Lions Park factor with 11.2 strikeouts per 9 innings.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
