Orix selects Suzuki in baseball draft+

Orix selects Suzuki in baseball draft+

TOKYO, Japan - Former Kansas City Royals right-hander Mac Suzuki (R), along with his agent Dan Nomura, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 20 after meeting with Yutaka Okazoe, president of the Pacific League Club Oriz BlueWave. The Orix obtained the right to negotiate with Suzuki in the baseball draft earlier in the day.

Orix BlueWave batting champ Ichiro Suzuki meets press

Orix BlueWave batting champ Ichiro Suzuki meets press

KOBE, Japan - Ichiro Suzuki, the seven-time Pacific League batting champion of the Orix BlueWave, is surrounded by reporters Nov. 9 after team president Yutaka Okazoe announced the club had received a bid of $13,125,000 from a major league team for the right to negotiate with the 27-year-old outfielder.

Orix says it has received $13 mil. bid for Suzuki

Orix says it has received $13 mil. bid for Suzuki

KOBE, Japan - Yutaka Okazoe, president of the Orix BlueWave of Japan's Pacific League, announces at a news conference in Kobe on Nov. 9 that the club has received a bid of $13,125,000 from a major league team for the right to negotiate with seven-time league batting champion Ichiro Suzuki. Okazoe did not disclose which team in North America made the bid, but the team will now have 30 days to sign the 27-year-old outfielder.

Orix selects Suzuki in baseball draft+

Orix selects Suzuki in baseball draft+

TOKYO, Japan - Former Kansas City Royals right-hander Mac Suzuki (R), along with his agent Dan Nomura, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 20 after meeting with Yutaka Okazoe, president of the Pacific League Club Oriz BlueWave. The Orix obtained the right to negotiate with Suzuki in the baseball draft earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

Orix says it has received $13 mil. bid for Suzuki

Orix says it has received $13 mil. bid for Suzuki

KOBE, Japan - Yutaka Okazoe, president of the Orix BlueWave of Japan's Pacific League, announces at a news conference in Kobe on Nov. 9 that the club has received a bid of $13,125,000 from a major league team for the right to negotiate with seven-time league batting champion Ichiro Suzuki. Okazoe did not disclose which team in North America made the bid, but the team will now have 30 days to sign the 27-year-old outfielder.

Orix BlueWave batting champ Ichiro Suzuki meets press

Orix BlueWave batting champ Ichiro Suzuki meets press

KOBE, Japan - Ichiro Suzuki, the seven-time Pacific League batting champion of the Orix BlueWave, is surrounded by reporters Nov. 9 after team president Yutaka Okazoe announced the club had received a bid of $13,125,000 from a major league team for the right to negotiate with the 27-year-old outfielder.