Not only the Japanese baseball world, but also Korea and Taiwan are NG…Former Rakuten player, Anraku, who was fired for power harassment, “is rumored to be continuing his career” and is unexpectedly transferred to a new place.

Can a man who has committed serious compliance violations continue to work?

Tomohiro Anraku, 27, was effectively fired from Rakuten after he was found to have harassed several players. According to reports in “Sports Nippon” and other media, he ordered one player to “stand on his head” in the locker room, exposing his lower body and covering him with a sock. When they refused to eat, they were told, “That’s why you’re no good! When they refused to eat, they were sometimes called “idiot” and “moron. The power harassment seemed to have lasted for a long time.

He wants to continue playing baseball professionally, but it is unlikely that he will be able to continue in the Japanese baseball world. Certainly, Sho Nakata, who was involved in an assault case, and Hotaka Yamakawa, who was in trouble with a woman, have moved to other teams and are continuing to play baseball. However, the situation is different from that of Yasura.

Yasura’s troubles were not transient, but recurring, with multiple victims. The crime is more serious. Also, there is a difference in performance between Nakata and Yamakawa: both are strong hitters who have won the batting title and the home run crown, and if they reflect on their actions, there may be teams that would like to see them as a competitive force. On the other hand, although Anraku is a reliever pitcher who has pitched in more than 50 games for three consecutive years, he is not a player they would want if they had to push too hard.

If it is difficult for him to continue his career in the Japanese baseball world, he will turn his attention overseas. However, the hurdles are also quite high.

Some media reported the possibility of him transferring to Taiwan, but the baseball federation there has already announced that it has a players’ agreement with Japan, effectively denying the possibility. The Korean baseball world is also strict about compliance, so a transfer is probably impossible. Each team has only three foreign player slots, and it is hard to believe that they would take the risk of acquiring Anraku.

Will Yasura ever wear the uniform as a professional again? There is little hope, but there is a rumored destination.

It is a league in Latin America, such as Mexico. Compared to Japan and South Korea, Latin America has a relatively forgiving atmosphere toward players who have caused trouble. In fact, a former DeNA player whose behavior with the new COVID-19 crisis was problematic once played in a Mexican league. He was suspended from home in June ’21 when he went to a club in Tokyo, where he was banned from going out unnecessarily. In the past, he has had drinking problems with underage women.

Anraku was a member of the Japanese national team when he was in high school and pitched well against Venezuela and Cuba. He still has the image of a good pitcher in Latin America. If he moves to the Mexican League and has a dominant record, there is no doubt that he could play in the United States. It is just a possibility. ……

The trouble that Anraku has caused is serious. His life in baseball is being closed due to a crime of such magnitude.