Wladimir Balentien, Japan's single-season home run record holder, has retired from Japanese baseball, according to a tweet from his Twitter account on Sunday.
"Today I wanna announce to all my fans in Japan that I'm retiring from (Japanese) baseball, wanna thank the swallows for the opportunity to play in Japan," the tweet read.
He had previously said he wanted to continue his career with another Japanese team after his last season with the Hawks in 2021.