Several Japanese media sources are reporting that Junichi Tazawa is set to sign a Major League deal with the Boston Red Sox, as early as next week.
Sources state the Red Sox offer being one of the lower contracts offered, but Tazawa likes the Red Sox development plan (fellow Japanese hurlers Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima [...]
At the Nippon Ham Fighters Fan Festival, Yu Darvish addressed the crowd of 43,000: “I want to aim to win 200 games (in Japan). I’m not dreaming of the majors”. He apparently donned a bee costume for an obstacle course and rode a tricycle at the event.
With young Japanese ace pitcher Junichi Tazawa bypassed, at his request, in the Nippon Professional Baseball league draft, he’s seeking a contract with a Major League team. The problem is, there are some unwritten rules about courting another country’s amateur talent.
Alan Schwarz and Brad Lefton provide a backdrop to the race for Tazawa, and how [...]
I found this video of some of Yu Darvish’s pitches, including his devastating forkball.
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