Japanese pitcher Tanaka signs 7-year deal worth $155 million with Yankees
By Park Sae-jin
Posted : January 23, 2014, 14:57
Updated : January 23, 2014, 15:44
Tanaka and the New York Yankees agreed on Wednesday (local time) to a $155 million, seven-year contract.
In December last year, South Korea’s Choo Shin-soo, who was one of the best leadoff hitters for the Cincinnati Reds last season, signed a seven-year contract worth $130 million with the Texas Rangers.
Tanaka played for the Rakuten Golden Eagles in Nippon Professional Baseball’s Pacific League from 2007 through 2013. He went unbeaten last season.