Baseball: Nakamura formally signs with Rakuten

Baseball: Nakamura formally signs with Rakuten

SENDAI, Japan - Norihiro Nakamura (center), a free agent from the Chunichi Dragons, holds a replica of his new uniform with the Rakuten Eagles during a news conference at a Sendai hotel on Dec. 5. The 35-year-old third baseman was formally unveiled in the signing of a two-year deal worth 300 million yen.

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