Monthly Archives: December 2011

History of Posting System

Norichika-Aoki-AP

Norichika Aoki at 2009 World Baseball Classic. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) Posting System was put in place in 1998 between Nippon Proffessional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB) after Japan’s players Hideo Nomo and Alfonso Soriano left to play in MLB without compensation to NPB team, and Hideki Irabu’s trade between the teams in two [...]

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Florida Marlins and Cincinnati Reds remains the only teams without any Japanese players in its history

With a news that Arizona Diamondbacks signing veteran reliever Takashi Saito to a one-year deal another history is made. He will be the first Japanese player to play for the expansion franchise, and there are only two teams left that have not have any Japanese players played for them: Florida Marlins and Cincinnati Reds. I [...]

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Hiroyuki Nakajima’s highest bidder was New York Yankees

Hiroyuki Nakajima during the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 18, 2009 vs Cuba. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Hiroyuki Nakajima during the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 18, 2009 vs Cuba. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Yankees won rights to negotiate with Hiroyuki Nakajima last week. Obviously, the Yankees do not intend for Nakajima to fight for the starting job at shortstop or second base, although he has been the starter for [...]

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