http://baseballstatsandnews.com/topic/nippon-professional-baseball2011-08-15T06:30:24Z2011-08-15T06:30:24ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-08-15:/professional-baseball/japan-ace-darvish-set-majors-move-4819660a/

<div><p>Japanese star pitcher <a title="Yu Darvish" href="/topic/Yu+Darvish" >Yu Darvish</a> has signed with agents on both sides of the Pacific to smooth his much-awaited move to <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball (MLB)</a> in <a title="North America" href="/topic/North+America" >North America</a>, a press report said Monday.</p><p>Noted <span>US</span> agent <span><a title="Arn Tellem" href="/topic/Arn+Tellem" >Arn Tellem</a></span> will...

2010-12-17T16:00:37ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-17:/professional-baseball/twins-land-japanese-batting-champion-nishioka-4715464a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago" href="/topic/Chicago" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Minnesota Twins" href="/topic/Minnesota+Twins" >Minnesota Twins</a></span> have signed Japanese batting champion <span><a title="Tsuyoshi Nishioka" href="/topic/Tsuyoshi+Nishioka" >Tsuyoshi Nishioka</a></span> to a three-year, $9 million contract, the <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+Leag...

2010-11-29T14:51:40ZSuite 101tag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-29:/japanese-baseball/japanese-players-mlb-4444623a/

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2010-06-12T16:54:36ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-12:/professional-baseball/japans-kikuchi-dilemma-league-offers-711242a/

<div><p>Japanese teen pitcher <a title="Yusei Kikuchi" href="/topic/Yusei+Kikuchi" >Yusei Kikuchi</a>, winding up interviews with 20 US major league and domestic clubs, said Tuesday he was in a deeper dilemma over where he will play after graduating from school in March.</p><p>"I find it more difficult to decide now than before the interviews," the 18-year-old told Japanese media after four US major league baseball clubs met him at his school in the northern rural city of Hanamaki.</p><p>"Honest...