sports.yahoo.com - 12/12/2007
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December 11, 2007 CHICAGO (TICKER) -- Japanese free agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome will be playing for the Chicago Cubs in 2008. According to a report by ESPN 1000, the Cubs beat out the San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox for the 2006 Central League Most Valuable Player. The contract is for four years and somewhere in the $50 million range but was not the most lucrative deal that ...
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SportsTicker: Cubs sign Japanese OF Fukudome
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
SportsTicker: Cubs sign Japanese OF Fukudome Japanese free agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome will be playing for the Chicago Cubs in 2008. According to a report by ESPN 1000, the Cubs beat out the San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox for the 2006 Central League MVP. The contract is for four years and somewhere in the $50 million range. FOX: ...
Godot doesn't show; Fukudome signs with Cubs (updated)
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Godot doesn't show; Fukudome signs with Cubs (updated) Last month, I was a Nielsen family. The logs I filled out mainly consisted of college football, a couple episodes of Jeopardy! and syndicated shows I didn't catch the first time around, like The Office or Scrubs . Suffice it to say, I don't watch much TV, mainly because I watch it too much during baseball season. However, if I did have appointment television, I imagine the writer's strike would hit me like Kosuke Fukudome's decision to sign with the Cubs ...
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msn.foxsports.com 12/12/2007 — The deal, first reported by WGN Radio in Chicago, is expected to be for approximately $12 million per season, sources said. Fukudome, 30, gives the Cubs a left-handed hitter who will balance their heavily right-handed lineup. He is expected to be the ...
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suntimes.com 12/12/2007 — The Cubs reached agreement tonight with Japanese free agent Kosuke Fukudome on a four-year deal, according to sources, beating out the White Sox and San Diego Padres for Japan's top hitter.
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chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 12/12/2007 — The Cubs signed Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to a four-year deal late Tuesday, outbidding San Diego and the White Sox to gain the services of their primary off-season target. Terms of the deal were not immediately known, though it's believed ...
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Major League Baseball News 12/12/2007
Kosuke Fukudome, the highly regarded Japanese outfielder, won't be playing in San Diego next season. A baseball source Tuesday confirmed that the 30-year-old decided not to accept the Padres' offer of a multiyear deal, leaving him likely to sign a ...
