{"id":170891,"date":"2025-05-13T11:26:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170891&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:26:55","slug":"softbank-trades-slugger-richard-to-giants","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/softbank-trades-slugger-richard-to-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Softbank Trades Slugger Richard To Giants In 2-For-1 Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the Yomiuri Giants have completed a 2-for-1 player trade, sending 25-year-old infielder Richard to the Giants in exchange for outfielder Yuto Akihiro and left-handed reliever Ryusei Oe. Richard, now in his eighth pro season, led the Western League in home runs for five consecutive years and played 100 top-league games with 10 home runs since 2021. He expressed gratitude to SoftBank leaders and said he hopes to grow further with the Giants. Akihiro, a 22-year-old power hitter with a 2-meter frame, played 121 games in his third season, batting .273 with 10 home runs. Oe, 26, has made 149 appearances as a left-handed reliever, holding a 7\u20130 record with 34 holds. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softbankhawks.co.jp\/news\/detail\/202500784766.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170895\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_richard-ig_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_richard-ig_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_richard-ig_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_richard-ig_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C673&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_richard-ig_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richard official Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the Yomiuri Giants have completed a 2-for-1 player trade, sending&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170891","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-sports","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}