Right-hander Aaron Heilman traded from Cubs to Diamondbacks for 2 prospects Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the ...
Japanese catcher Kenji Johjima, who quit the Seattle Mariners hoping to play full time, signed a four-year contract Friday with the Hanshin Tigers ...
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Slugger Ken Griffey Jr. and the Seattle Mariners have reached an agreement on a one-year contract, the team said on its website Wednesday (http://www.seattle.mariners.mlb.com) Griffey, 39, whose 630 career home runs ranks him fifth on the all-time list, batted ...
Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki and fellow outfielder Torii Hunter each won a ninth consecutive American League Gold Glove Award for fielding skills, Major League baseball announced Tuesday. Suzuki, a top hitter for the Seattle Mariners, made only five errors all season in ...
Japanese catcher Kenji Johjima, who has quit the Seattle Mariners one year into his three-year contract, said Tuesday he would join the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League. "Although I came back to Japan for selfish reasons, Hanshin was the first to ...
Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima joins Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has agreed to join the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League. Johjima held talks with his former team, the Softbank Hawks of the ...
Japanese catcher Kenji Johjima, who has quit the Seattle Mariners one year into his three-year contract, says he is looking for a Japanese club that will let him "go wild". "I have been frustrated in these past two years," he said in ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Catcher Kenji Johjima's former club the Softbank Hawks have joined to race to sign the 33-year-old following his decision to leave Seattle and return to Japan. Johjima opted out of the final two years of his deal with Major ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Hanshin Tigers are keen to sign catcher Kenji Johjima after his decision to leave the Seattle Mariners and return home. The 33-year-old, who helped Japan retain the World Baseball Classic title earlier this year, opted out of the ...
Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima opts out of last 2 years of contract, leaving $15.8M behind The Mariners' experiment of having the first Japanese catcher in the major leagues has ended two years early. Kenji Johjima opted out of the final two seasons ...
FILE -- This is a 2008 file photo showing Kenji Johjima of the Seattle Mariners baseball team. Kenji Johjima has opted out of the final two years of his contract with the Mariners, making him a free agent. The team had signed ...
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has decided to opt out of the final two years of his contract and go back to Japan. "After lots of very deep thought and deliberation I have decided to return home to resume ...
