seattletimes.nwsource.com - 10/18/2009
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If the 18-year-old pitcher signs with an MLB team, it could have ramifications for the sometimes tenuous relationship between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball, which has already seen many of its star players, such as Ichiro, Hideki Matsui and Daisuke Matsuzaka, flee to the States in their prime.
npbtracker.com - 10/14/2009
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Barring Junichi Tazawa, more has been written in
the North American press about Yusei Kikuchi than perhaps...
any other amateur Japanese baseball player. And by the time he signs, I think Kikuchi will have surpassed Tazawa in ink. Most of what’s ...
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Who is Yusei Kikuchi?
mlbtraderumors.com - 10/14/2009
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mlbtraderumors.com —
NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman has the latest on
amateur lefty Yusei Kikuchi , based on reports from...
Nikkan Sports and Sanspo. Kikuchi still hasn't decided whether to start his career in MLB or NPB, but he's meeting with teams starting Friday. He'll ...
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Yusei Kikuchi To Meet With Seven MLB Teams
npbtracker.com - 10/14/2009
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npbtracker.com —
Update: Added some details from Nikkan Sports. Sanspo
has gotten a hold of Yusei Kikuchi’s meeting schedule...
over the rest of the month, leading up to the draft. Here’s the breakdown: Oct 16: meetings with Hanshin, Seibu, and Orix Oct 17: ...
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Kikuchi’s October Schedule
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... The Mariners are in pursuit of Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, according to Larry Stone of The Seattle Times. This is not the first time we've heard Seattle linked to the 18-year-old lefty as they are said to be one of ...
Now, About Yusei Kikuchi
U.S.S. Mariner —
... , but I hadn’t profiled him to any length with regard to his abilities. Fortunately, not only do I do requests, I also get to ride in on the coattails of Larry Stone for the second week in a row, as he got a Sunday write-up giving the general overview. So, it falls to me to flesh out the scouting end of things. ...
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metsmerizedonline.com 10/15/2009 — Several sources are confirming that the Mets, along with several other teams, will be meeting with Japanese high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi.
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mlb.fanhouse.com 9/29/2009 — by Pat Lackey Every year, the relationship between American baseball and Japanese baseball gets a little more complicated. Reports Tuesday indicate that Yusei Kikuchi , a high school pitcher expected to be the first player picked in Nippon ...
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/25/2009 — When I first joined the blog one of my 1st pieces was on Yusei Kikuchi. You can find that here. According to Kyodo News the lefty has decided to stay and pitch in Japan. As you know the Yankees, Mets and Sox were all interested in him. This now gives Aroldis Chapman the title of best free agent ...
Johjima opts out of contract —
Major League Baseball News 10/19/2009
Four years after becoming the first Japan-produced catcher to play in the Major Leagues, Kenji Johjima has decided to opt out of the final two years of his contract with the Mariners and return to his homeland.
MARINERS / Johjima parts with Seattle —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/19/2009
The Mariners' experiment of having the first Japanese catcher in the major leagues ended two years early. Kenji Johjima opted out of the final two seasons and $15.8 million of his contract, allowing him to sign with a Japanese team. Seattle general ...
