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

Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. Kuriyama announced the Fighters' decision to allow slugging ace Shohei Otani to use the posting system in the offseason to play in the major leagues in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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