JapaneseBallPlayers.com player news headline http://JapaneseBallPlayers.com/ a source for MLB players from Japan Copyright 1999-2010 JapaneseBallPlayers.com - Daigo Fujiwara Asahi: RHP Kenshin Kawasaki negotiating one year contract with incentives with his former team Chunichi Dragons http://www.asahi.com/sports/update/0127/NGY201201270003.html?ref=rss http://www.asahi.com/sports/update/0127/NGY201201270003.html?ref=rss Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 K.Kawakami Asahi: RHP Kenshin Kawasaki negotiating one year contract with incentives with his former team Chunichi Dragons (Japanese link) - K.Kawakami | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> Nikkan: Former Seibu Lions lefty Yoshihiro Doi signs minor league contract with Orioles http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/p-bb-tp2-20120114-889266.html http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/p-bb-tp2-20120114-889266.html Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Y.Doi Nikkan: Former Seibu Lions lefty Yoshihiro Doi signs minor league contract with Orioles (Japanese link) - Y.Doi | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> japanTimes: Seibu Lions captain Hiroyuki Nakajima stays hopeful of future chances to play in bigs after failed negotiation with the New York Yankees http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120111j1.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120111j1.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 H.Nakajima japanTimes: Seibu Lions captain Hiroyuki Nakajima stays hopeful of future chances to play in bigs after failed negotiation with the New York Yankees (English link) - H.Nakajima | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> mlb.com: Infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima and Yankees were unable to reach deal, Nakajima returns to Seibu Lions http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120105&content_id=26266776&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy&partnerId=rss_nyy&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120105&content_id=26266776&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy&partnerId=rss_nyy&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 H.Nakajima mlb.com: Infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima and Yankees were unable to reach deal, Nakajima returns to Seibu Lions (English link) - H.Nakajima | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> Nikkan: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma confirms reports that he is close to sign a deal with Seattle Mariners http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/p-bb-tp2-20120104-884808.html http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/p-bb-tp2-20120104-884808.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 H.Iwakuma Nikkan: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma confirms reports that he is close to sign a deal with Seattle Mariners (Japanese link) - H.Iwakuma | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> Sponichi: Tsuyoshi Wada, who is same age as Matsuzaka, looks forward to facing him again in AL East http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2012/01/01/kiji/K20120101002345850.html http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2012/01/01/kiji/K20120101002345850.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 T.Wada Sponichi: Tsuyoshi Wada, who is same age as Matsuzaka, looks forward to facing him again in AL East (Japanese link) - T.Wada | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> Sanspo: Brewers reportedly only offering $1 to 1.5 million per year for Norichika Aoki. http://www.sanspo.com/mlb/news/111228/mla1112280500000-n1.htm http://www.sanspo.com/mlb/news/111228/mla1112280500000-n1.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 N. Aoki Sanspo: Brewers reportedly only offering $1 to 1.5 million per year for Norichika Aoki. (Japanese link) - N. Aoki | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> MLB.com: The Yankees, Hideki Okajima agree on Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111228&content_id=26239640&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111228&content_id=26239640&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 H. Okajima MLB.com: The Yankees, Hideki Okajima agree on Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training (English link) - H. Okajima | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> Nikkan: Ichiro Suzuki talks to Nikkan sports about his disappointing 2011 season. http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/p-bb-tp2-20111227-881783.html http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/p-bb-tp2-20111227-881783.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Ichiro Nikkan: Ichiro Suzuki talks to Nikkan sports about his disappointing 2011 season. (Japanese link) - Ichiro | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a> Nikkan: Free agent RHP Hisashi Iwakuma will decide before the end of year. Narrowed to 4 teams, Twins, or Athletics possibility http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/p-bb-tp2-20111223-880111.html http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/p-bb-tp2-20111223-880111.html Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 H.Iwakuma Nikkan: Free agent RHP Hisashi Iwakuma will decide before the end of year. Narrowed to 4 teams, Twins, or Athletics possibility (Japanese link) - H.Iwakuma | via <a href="http://japaneseballplayers.com/en/">JapaneseBallPlayers.com</a>