2008 Sawamura Award winner Hisashi Iwakuma has signed a three-year, 1.1 billion yen contract with Japan’s Rakuten Eagles through the 2011 season. The 27-year-old Iwakuma was 21-4 with a 1.87 ERA in 28 starts for the fifth-place Eagles, winning the Pacific League’s MVP award as well as the Sawamura, Japan’s equivalent of the Cy Young Award.
Two other notable veterans of Japanese baseball have re-signed with their previous teams. First baseman Nobuhiko Matsunaka re-signed with the Softbank Hawks after hitting .290 with 25 homers and 92 RBIs with the Hawks last year. Chunichi Dragons pitcher Masahiro Yamamoto signed a two-year deal with the Central League team after going 11-7 with a 3.16 ERA, becoming the 24th pitcher in Japanese history to win 200 career games.
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