Free agent Nakamura to narrow down choices

Free agent Nakamura to narrow down choices

NARITA, Japan - Free agent slugger Norihiro Nakamura tells reporters at Narita airport Dec. 12 that he will drop one of the two Japanese clubs he is in talks with for a possible deal by Dec. 17, when he is scheduled to hold the next round of negotiations with the Hanshin Tigers. Nakamura made the remark upon returning from a trip to the United States with his family and agent.(MLB)

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