Tampa Bay Rays remove Matsui from 40-man roster

Tampa Bay Rays remove Matsui from 40-man roster

BALTIMORE, United States - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon answers reporters' questions at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 25, 2012. The Major League team designated Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui for assignment, the club said in an announcement of roster moves.

Tampa Bay Rays remove Matsui from 40-man roster

Tampa Bay Rays remove Matsui from 40-man roster

BALTIMORE, United States - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon (L) answers reporters' questions at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 25, 2012. The Major League team designated Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui for assignment, the club said in an announcement of roster moves.

Tampa Bay Rays remove Matsui from 40-man roster

Tampa Bay Rays remove Matsui from 40-man roster

BALTIMORE, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays sits in the dugout of Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland, during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on July 25, 2012. The Rays designated Matsui for assignment, the club said the same day in an announcement of roster moves.

Baseball: Former NPB slugger Lee added to Mariners' 40-man roster

Baseball: Former NPB slugger Lee added to Mariners' 40-man roster

Undated photo shows South Korean slugger Lee Dae Ho, who was added to the Seattle Mariners' 40-man roster on March 27, 2016. Lee began spring training as a non-roster invitee after hitting 98 home runs over four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kawasaki added to Cubs 40-man roster, will start in minors

Kawasaki added to Cubs 40-man roster, will start in minors

Photo taken March 9, 2016, shows Munenori Kawasaki playing for the Chicago Cubs in a spring training game against the Cleveland Indians in Mesa, Arizona. The Cubs put the utility infielder on their 40-man major league roster on April 3, while sending him in the minors to start the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo