Baseball: Otani ready to go to majors: source

Baseball: Otani ready to go to majors: source

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters throws a 165 kilometer-per-hour fastball at Sapporo Dome in October 2016, the fastest pitch ever thrown in Japanese baseball. His desire to play in the major leagues as soon as possible has not diminished, a source familiar with the matter said on Sept. 13, 2017, indicating he could enter the so-called posting system after this season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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