Yankees win negotiating rights for Igawa: Tigers

OSAKA, Japan - Toshihiro Makita (L), president of the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers, and the team's left-hander Kei Igawa shake hands after a press conference at a hotel in Osaka on Nov. 29. The team announced that the New York Yankees have won the right to negotiate with Igawa for $26 million (3 billion yen). (Kyodo)

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