Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, speaks to reporters during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, is seen during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, speaks to reporters during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

Nishioka, Donaire meet ahead of October title fight

Nishioka, Donaire meet ahead of October title fight

LOS ANGELES, United States - WBC emeritus champion Toshiaki Nishioka (R) of Japan poses for a photo with WBO and IBF super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. of the Philippines during a press conference in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 27, 2012. The two will glove up in Carson, California, on Oct. 13, 2012.