Yankees sign two Chinese prospects

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Yankees sign two Chinese prospects
Pending Pinstripes found this 6/18/2007 on newyork.yankees.mlb.com [flag]
NEW YORK -- The Yankees' foray into the Far East has paid dividends, and it continued Monday. The Yankees announced that they signed two players -- left-handed pitcher Kai Liu and catcher Zhenwang Zhang -- to Minor League contracts, with approval from the Chinese Baseball Association. "This is an exciting opportunity for us to integrate Chinese players into the organization," said general ... [link]

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Yankees sign 2 Chinese free agents
Published 6/18/2007 by Eric Schultz at Pending Pinstripes
... I am not sure what the Yankees are expecting from these guys, and where in the minors they are likely to play, but it is great to see the Yankees’ new partnership with Chinese baseball begin to pay dividends. I’ll let you know if I hear any more information about these players, such as scouting reports and stats.

The "Evil Empire" expands into the Evil Empire
Published 6/18/2007 at Sports Bastards

Yanks first to sign Chinese players
Published 6/18/2007 by John Amato <info@pinstripealley.com> at Pinstripe Alley
... I haven't seen anything about the players yet, but as we've seen so far, foreign players can compete in the Majors...

Tuesday’s Half Marathon Around The AL
Published 6/19/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs

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