Kluber excited to join Yanks; LeMahieu relieved to remain
Limited to one inning in two years, Corey Kluber believes his ability will show with the New York Yankees. Kluber completed his contract on the day AL batting champion DJ LeMahieu finished a $90 million, six-year contract to remain in pinstripes.
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NEW YORK Limited to one inning in two years, Corey Kluber believes his ability will show with the New York Yankees.
“I consider myself to be healthy at this point. I’m not rehabbing anything or tending to any issues with anything lingering or anything like that,” the right-hander said Thursday, a day after finalizing an $11 million, one-year contract. “I’m basically at a normal stage of my off-season right now.”
2021/01/29 06:22 FILE - In this July 9, 2020, file photo, Texas Rangers pitcher Corey Kluber throws during an intrasquad game in Arlington, Texas. The New York Yankees. FILE - In this July 9, 2020, file photo, Texas Rangers pitcher Corey Kluber throws during an intrasquad game in Arlington, Texas. The New York Yankees reached a deal with Kluber worth $11 million for one year, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday, Jan. 15, because the agreement is subject to a successful physical. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) FILE - New York Yankees DJ LeMahieu celebrates at second base after hitting a two-run double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the M.
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Tanaka Departs as Yankees’ Remade Rotation Takes Shape
Masahiro Tanaka was not expected to return to the Bronx, and the Yankees made almost no effort to keep him. But his departure comes with risk for his old team.
Masahiro Tanaka was a solid starter for seven seasons, but he never lived up to the hype created by his 2013 season in Japan.Credit.Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
Jan. 28, 2021
Masahiro Tanaka, a mainstay of the Yankees’ pitching rotation for the last seven seasons, will return to Japan to continue his career, he said Thursday.
Tanaka set Japanese baseball alight in 2013 when he went 24-0 with a 1.27 earned run average for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He plans to rejoin the Golden Eagles for 2021.
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After spending seven seasons with the New York Yankees, Masahiro Tanaka announced Thursday he s returning to Japan to pitch for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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Details of the agreement weren t immediately released.
Tanaka s professional baseball career began in Japan with the Golden Eagles in 2007. He won the Sawamura Award as the best pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball in 2011 and 2013.
After the NPB posted him for all 30 Major League Baseball teams to bid on, Tanaka joined the Yankees in January 2014. The right-hander signed a seven-year, $155 million contract, the largest deal ever given to a Japanese player.