Hanshin slugger Kanemoto re-signs for 550 mil. yen

Hanshin slugger Kanemoto re-signs for 550 mil. yen

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto smiles during a press conference in Nishinomiya, Kyoto Prefecture, on Dec. 25 after re-signing with the Central League baseball club for an unchanged salary of 550 million yen plus performance bonuses in 2009, the richest contract so far this off-season in Japanese baseball.

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