Newly wed Yoshitomo Tani received a 70 million yen salary boost in re-signing with the Orix BlueWave for an eighth season and will be making a maximum 310 million yen next year, baseball officials said Wednesday.
Tani, who recently got married to six-time world champion judoka Ryoko Tamura in Paris, inked a contract carrying 40 million yen in performance-related incentives and can receive a bonus for clearing the "Triple Three" -- .300 average, 30 homers and 30 stolen bases.
"There has never been a better season (than this year) and I was able to feel how much I've come on. I'm sure my wife will be glad," said the 30-year-old.