Daiei Hawks infielder Nobuhiko Matsunaka, who won the league's RBI title this season with 123 RBIs, has asked for a renegotiation on a proposal of a 300 million yen annual salary from the Pacific League club, baseball sources said Sunday.
Nobuhiko Matsunaka
Matsunaka has been offered a 141 million yen pay raise but said he deserves a lot more for his efforts. Despite a right-knee injury, he batted .324 with 30 homers in 135 games as the cleanup man to help the team capture its third PL title and first Japan Series championship in four years.
"This year we won the Japan Series. This is something I can say with confidence. There are some things that I won't budge on," said the 30-year-old.