Topic: East Asia

Rangers win bidding to negotiate with Darvish

Two-time defending American League champions Texas entered the winning bid to negotiate with Japanese star pitcher Yu Darvish, Major League Baseball officials announced.The Rangers now have 30 days to sign Darvish, a 25-year-old right-hander, to a major league contract after the Nippon ...

Rangers win bidding rights for Japan ace

(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers have won the rights to negotiate exclusively with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish after offering what may be the sport's richest ever posting fee, Major League Baseball announced in a statement on Monday.Financial terms of the bid ...

Rangers win bidding rights for Japanese ace Darvish

(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers have won the rights to negotiate exclusively with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish after offering what may be the sport's richest ever posting fee, Major League Baseball announced in a statement on Monday.Financial terms of the bid ...

Bid deadline nears for Japanese ace Darvish

Major League Baseball clubs have until Wednesday to submit bids for negotiating rights to Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, who could surpass the record payout spent for Daisuke Matsuzaka five years ago.The 25-year-old right-hander was posted by the Japan League's Nippon Ham Fighters ...

Japan's oldest club sues former executive

Japan's oldest and arguably most popular professional baseball club sued a former executive on Monday for libel after he criticised its parent firm's all-powerful chairman over coach selection.The Yomiuri Giants club and its parent firm, the Yomiuri Shimbun media group, demanded Hidetoshi ...

Japan's Giants snap up pitcher Mathieson

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Scott Mathieson has signed for Japan's Yomiuri Giants, his new club said on Friday.The 27-year-old right-hander was 1-4 with a 6.75 ERA in eight starts and seven relief appearances since joining the Phillies in 2006.The ...

Red Sox officially name Valentine as manager

(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine was officially introduced as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday after agreeing to a two-year deal.Valentine replaced Terry Francona, who led the Red Sox to two World Series championships but left Fenway Park in ...

Valentine offers Red Sox a fresh start

(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine, who once famously put on a fake mustache to return to the bench after being ejected from a game, has been asked to inject life into the Boston Red Sox after being hired Thursday as their new manager.Valentine ...

Seattle or bust for Japan's Kawasaki

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Series-winning short-stop Munenori Kawasaki filed for free agency on Thursday, saying he wanted to switch to Major League Baseball but only if he can play with Ichiro Suzuki in Seattle.Kawasaki, who also helped Japan win back-to-back World Baseball ...

Valentine appointed Boston Red Sox manager: reports

(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine has accepted the job as new manager of the Boston Red Sox, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.Valentine replaces Terry Francona who left the club in September, after the Red Sox had suffered one of the greatest late-season collapses ...
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