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Phils add NPB All-Star right-hander Aoyagi as non-roster invitee

The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step. The Phils on Friday night announced that Aoyagi will attend Spring Training in Clearwater,

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Phillies add Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi as a spring training nonroster invitee

Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he posted a 3.08 ERA over 898⅓ innings pitched. The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since 2008.

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Phils add minor leaguer, sign Japanese veteran pitcher

In other Phils signing news, they got a Japanese pitcher of their own, though a little older than Sasaki. That’s 31-year-old Koyo Aoyagi, a veteran of nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League.

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Baseball: Right-hander Aoyagi joins Phillies on minor league contract

Right-hander Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Major League Baseball club announced Friday. The 31-year-old side-armer was posted during the offseason by the Central League's Hanshin Tigers,

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The Dodgers Aren't Ruining Baseball After Signing Roki Sasaki; They're Just Better At It Than Everyone Else

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't ruining baseball following their latest Roki Sasaki signing — they're just better at it than ...

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Dodgers sign Rōki Sasaki: Fantasy outlook, roster fallout, larger consequences

Japanese star Roki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on Instagram. The 23-year-old right-hander with a ...

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Prized Japanese pitcher Sasaki announces decision to join Dodgers

Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki said on Friday he has agreed to join Major League Baseball's reigning World Series ...

Japanese phenom Sasaki picks the Dodgers

The crown jewel of the offseason will wear Dodger Blue to begin his big league career. Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has agreed ...

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Cubs' Jed Hoyer gets brutally honest on 'disappointing' Dodgers Roki Sasaki signing

Jed Hoyer expresses his frustrations after the Cubs miss out on Roki Sasaki -- with Sasaki deciding to sign with the Dodgers.

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Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers

Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles ...

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Tsunami Survivor Sasaki Overcame Tragedy To Reach MLB

Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his ...

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Brewers sign a pitcher from Japanese league with one of the most unique fastballs in baseball

The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, who spent all of last season pitching in ...

Reds acquire MiLB OF Lantigua from Dodgers in exchange for int'l bonus pool space

The Reds wound up playing a small part in Friday's big news of Japanese ace Roki Sasaki deciding to sign with the Dodgers.

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