Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Combined photo shows Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitching and hitting cleanup against the Orix Buffaloes in the final home game of the season at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 4, 2017. The Fighters said on Nov. 10 that they will allow the 23-year-old two-way player to use the posting system this offseason to make a move to the major league. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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