Yakult Swallows infielder Shinya Miyamoto, who has agreed to a five-year deal, re-signed with the Central League club on Friday for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus bonuses -- a 25 million yen pay raise from last season.
Miyamoto, 33, will receive the same amount in the first three years of the deal and either a pay increase of 60 million yen or a pay cut of 40 million yen thereafter, depending on his performance.
In other baseball news, the Hanshin Tigers will trade catcher Katsunori Nomura to the Yomiuri Giants in a cash deal, sources said.