Tanaka signs deal with the Yankees
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Star Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka yesterday vowed to help the New York Yankees win the World Series after striking a seven-year deal worth US$155 million with the club.
“I’m relieved that it’s done,” Tanaka, 25, who went unbeaten last season, said after signing Major League Baseball’s biggest contract for an Asian-born player on Wednesday. The right-hander went 24-0 with a 1.27 earned-run average and 183 strikeouts with only 32 walks in 212 innings for the Japan Series champion Rakuten Eagles. The Yankees spent another US$20 million in a posting fee to the Sendai-based Eagles to obtain Tanaka, who was sought by several American clubs and considered by most teams to be the best pitcher available.
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