Fujimoto signs 2-year deal with Yakult

Fujimoto signs 2-year deal with Yakult

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent middle infielder Atsushi Fujimoto (R) shakes hands with Kesanori Kurashima, senior managing director of the Yakult Swallows, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2009, after signing a two-year, 100 million yen deal with the Central League baseball club.

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