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Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish reacts at a press conference in Sapporo, northern Japan, on January 6, 2011, after a new contract signing that makes him the highest-paid player in Japanese professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have submitted the winning bid for Yu Darvish, earning the right to negotiate a contract with the Japanese pitcher. Kyodo News/AP
Boston Red Sox Japanese players pause for a moment of silence with fans in honor of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan prior to facing the Florida Marlins in a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., March 12. From left are: Hideki Okajima, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Itsuki Shoda and Junichi Tazawa. Charles Krupa/AP
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, of Japan, pitches to Detroit Tigers' Scott Sizemore during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game on March 15, 2011 in Lakeland, Fla. David Goldman/AP
Homecoming: Fans scream for autographs of Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka from the stands before an exhibition baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, on March 23, 2008. Shizuo Kambayashi/AP
Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is congratulated after scoring on a sacrifice fly hit by Chone Figgins during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on April 2, 2011 in Oakland, Calif. Ben Margot/AP
Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki talks to reporters after baseball spring training on Feb. 20, 2008, in Peoria, Ariz. Charlie Riedel/AP
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Hisanori Takahashi gestures towards his teammates after pitching during the seventh inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2011. Mike Cassese/Reuters
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada, of Japan, answers reporters' questions after a news conference announcing his two-year contract with the club in Baltimore on Dec. 15, 2011. Wada is expected to improve a pitching staff that finished last in the majors with a 4.89 ERA. Patrick Semansky/AP
Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Takashi Saito faces the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th inning of Game 6 of the MLB NLCS baseball playoff game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Oct. 16, 2011. John Gress/Reuters
Minnesota Twins second baseman Tsuyoshi Nishioka throws to first base after forcing out New York Yankees runner Derek Jeter in the seventh inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 7, 2011. Ray Stubblebine/Reuters
Texas Rangers' pitcher Koji Uehara reacts during the fourth inning of Game 3 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 22, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. Charlie Riedel/AP
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Yoshinori Tateyama throws a pitch to the New York Yankees in the sixth inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York, June 14, 2011. Ray Stubblebine/Reuters
Japanese baseball player Masanori Murakami is pictured in this undated photo during one of his seasons with the San Francisco Giants from 1964 to 1965. On the 45th anniversary of his US pro debut, the 65-year-old was adamant that the Major Leagues should be the target for all Japanese players. Kyodo/Reuters
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