Tohoku Fukushi hurler Kumagai signs U.S. minor league deal

SENDAI, Japan - Ray Poitevint (L), vice president of the American League's Boston Red Sox, and Tohoku University's Ryo Kumagai hail the right hander's signing of a minor league deal with the Red Sox at the university in Sendai on Jan. 15. Kumagai, who has a fastball clocking 147 kilometers per hour from a sidearm delivery, is scheduled to take part in spring training with the major league club later this year.

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Tohoku Fukushi hurler Kumagai signs U.S. minor league deal

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