Hawks re-sign center fielder Yanagita

Hawks re-sign center fielder Yanagita

Center fielder Yuki Yanagita holds up a card showing his handwritten goal for next season -- to be the best player in Japan -- on Dec. 23, 2017 at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka. Yanagita signed a three-year deal with the SoftBank Hawks reportedly worth 400 million yen ($3.53 million) a year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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