Kuroda to take home NPB's biggest paycheck

Kuroda to take home NPB's biggest paycheck

Hiroshima Carp pitcher Hiroki Kuroda speaks at a news conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2015, after renewing his contract with the Central League baseball club. Kuroda, who will turn 41 in February, received a 200 million yen (roughly $1.63 million) raise for a 2016 salary of 600 million yen plus additional incentives, becoming the highest-paid player in Nippon Professional Baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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