Lim Chang-yeong, a 31-year-old side-armer from Korea was signed by the Yakult Swallows on Friday, making him the 11th Korean player in history to sign with a Japanese team.
Lim has spent his last nine seasons in Deagu playing for the Samsung Lions. He had an injury shortened 2006 campaign, sanwiched by two bad seasons in […]

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Originally from Cottonwood, California Mike Bell was a former minor league prospect with an MLB team, later playing for semi-pro teams in the United States and Japan. He currently teaches English at Hi My Language School outside of Bangkok, Thailand. Mike’s hobbies include Internet, going to parties, and playing the baseball simulation game Baseball Mogul. 
Mike has agreed to present a semi-regular missive for East […]

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From today’s John Heyman column on SI.com:
The D’backs, Royals, Mariners and Dodgers are bidding on Hideki Kuroda, with the offers expected to approach $15 million a year.

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A little bit under the radar, this one. AFP got some interesting comments from Oh Sadaharu after being honored by the Foreign Sportswriters’ Association of Japan Monday for his lifetime achievements.
“I think A-Rod will eventually hit his 1,000th,” the 67-year-old Oh said. “Technically, he is already capable of doing so and he has been free from injuries. […]

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