Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters poses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing for an annual salary of 100 million yen with the Japanese professional baseball club. Otani recorded a team-leading 11 wins as a pitcher while also recording a batting average of .274, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs as a designated hitter.

H. Matsui marks 100th RBI as Yanks pound Red Sox

H. Matsui marks 100th RBI as Yanks pound Red Sox

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to left in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 18. He went 3-for-5 and registered 100 RBIs for the second year in a row as the first-place Yankees walloped the Red Sox 14-4. (MLB)

H. Matsui marks 100th RBI as Yanks pound Red Sox

H. Matsui marks 100th RBI as Yanks pound Red Sox

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to left in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 18. He went 3-for-5 and registered 100 RBIs for the second year in a row as the first-place Yankees walloped the Red Sox 14-4. (MLB) (Kyodo)

Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters poses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing for an annual salary of 100 million yen with the Japanese professional baseball club. Otani recorded a team-leading 11 wins as a pitcher while also recording a batting average of .274, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs as a designated hitter. (Kyodo)