Masahiro Tanaka (36) of the Rakuten Golden Eagles, who has 200 wins and only three more, will leave the team. This is shocking news.메이저사이트

Japan's major media reported on the 24th that Rakuten has decided not to put Tanaka on the list of pending players on the contract scheduled to be submitted on the 30th.

Tanaka also said on his YouTube channel, "I'm not signing with Rakuten in the upcoming 2025 season, and I'm out looking for a new team."

"I'm grateful to my teammates, coaching staff, and club officials for their help," he said, adding, "I was happy to return to Rakuten in the Major League and play together."

Tanaka is an iconic player of Rakuten. After joining Rakuten in 2007, he played as the best ace in Japanese pro baseball before advancing to the Major League.

In 2013, just before he entered the Major League, Tanaka recorded 24 wins and no loss and an earned run average of 1.27. Since then, Tanaka has played in the Major League for seven seasons.

Of course, the choice when he returned to Japanese professional baseball in 2021 was Rakuten. However, Tanaka did not perform as well as before after returning.

As a result, Rakuten and Tanaka appear to have shown considerable disagreement in their 2025 salaries. They received 900 million yen in the 2021 season, but the 2025 estimate is only 140 million yen.

Tanaka suffered an elbow injury in 2014, the first year of his Major League career. Many said he should undergo surgery immediately, but he chose rehabilitation.

The prevailing opinion is that Tanaka's downfall began at this time. After returning to Japan in 2021, he failed to display his ace skills and played only one game this season.

Tanaka has 197 wins in total in the U.S. and Japan. As a result, Tanaka has 200 wins overall and only three wins. He will likely achieve 200 wins at other clubs.