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Ex-Yankee joins Masahiro Tanaka's team in Japan
Yankees fans should have a favorite Nippon Professional Baseball team to root for.
Tanaka to face old Eagles teammate Iwakuma
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Having watched Hisashi Iwakuma pitch as a teammate with the Rakuten Golden Eagles, Masahiro Tanaka probably knows the Mariners right-hander better than any of the Yankees....
As bidding war looms, questions surround Tanaka
The Yankees — and the rest of baseball — should begin to get some clarity on what it will take to sign Masahiro Tanaka this week. So far, the right-hander’s...
Entering the waiting game in Tanaka sweepstakes
The Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes officially began last week and those involved don’t expect him to find a landing spot quickly. Tanaka became the most coveted free-agent pitcher on the market...
Sizing up the Yankees' 8 biggest Tanaka challengers
Let’s assume the Yankees have removed their financial shackles. That $189 million thresholds are now like the idea of building around Kevin Maas – a concept that came and went...
Saving for Tanaka, Yankees add Roberts, Thornton
With Masahiro Tanaka pushing to cross the Pacific Ocean, the Yankees are saving up for their next big pursuit by going bargain-shopping in other aisles. On Tuesday, they plugged holes...
Process for deal in place, but Tanaka's future undetermined
Masahiro Tanaka’s future — and the look of the Yankees’ 2014 rotation — is firmly in the palms of Japan’s Rakuten Golden Eagles. And Major League Baseball folks believe the...