14 HOME RUNS/50 RBIS → 21 HOME RUNS/88 RBIS, HALF-YEAR SALARY CUT AND TRANSFERRED TO THE FOURTH BATTER, AND SOTO CHIBA LOTTE'S EIGHTH SEASON IN THE NPB NEXT YEAR

He will play in the Chiba Lotte Marines uniform next year. The 36-year-old veteran marks the eighth season in the Japanese pro baseball league. The Chiba Lotte Giants announced on Sunday that they have agreed to renew contract with foreign hitter Neftali Soto (35). Puerto Rican infielder Soto moved from Yokohama BayStars to Chiba Lotte last winter