FA slugger Eto meets with Giants, mulls options

FA slugger Eto meets with Giants, mulls options

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Eto (R), who has declared free agency after playing 10 seasons with the Hiroshima Carp, poses for photographers with Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (L) after their talks at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 17. Eto, the two-time Central League home-run king, was tightlipped about his preferred destination, following three days of preliminary talks with the Hanshin Tigers, the Yokohama BayStars and Yomiuri.

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