Sasaki to join Seattle Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese ace closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, who became a free agent from the Yokohama BayStars this postseason, will join the Seattle Mariners, sources close to the negotiations say Dec. 18. Sasaki, 31, met with members of the Seattle organization during the week and received an offer from the American League club that the holder of virtually all the relief pitching records in Japanese professional baseball found to his liking.

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