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Rhodes to leave Kintetsu Buffaloes

OSAKA, Japan - Tuffy Rhodes (file photo) will not re-sign with the Kintetsu Buffaloes for a ninth year, the Pacific League club said Nov. 10. The two sides failed to reach an agreement on a new contract.

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Rhodes set to re-sign with Kintetsu

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder Tuffy Rhodes (in file photo), who tied the single-season record of 55 home runs in 2001, has reached a basic agreement on a new contract with the Pacific League club. Minoru Ichihara, a Kintetsu official in charge of international affairs, said Dec. 25 he will travel to the United States in early January to iron out details on the deal estimated at $4 million over two years.

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Tanishige eyes major league baseball as free agent

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars catcher Motonobu Tanishige speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on Oct. 31 after filing for free agency. Tanishige said he hopes to negotiate with major league clubs if he receives offers, with the option to re-sign with the Central League club as free agent. ''The first thing I want to do is talk with major league teams interested in me.,'' he said.

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated March 10, 2021 of Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona in action during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona at Parc des Princes, in Paris, France. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated February 19, 2019 of Barcelona's Lionel Messi during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Lyon (OL) and FC Barcelona, at the Groupama Stadium in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon, central-eastern France. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated February 10, 2021 of Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona during the Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey, semi final, 1st leg football match between FC Sevilla and FC Barcelona at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla, Spain. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by LaurentLairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated February 10, 2021 of Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona during the Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey, semi final, 1st leg football match between FC Sevilla and FC Barcelona at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla, Spain. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by LaurentLairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated September 23, 2019 of Lionel Messi attends the green carpet prior to The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, Italy. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated January 13, 2014 of Lionel Messi attending the FIFA Golden Ball 2013's Press Conference in Congress House, Zurich, Switzerland. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated February 10, 2021 of Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona during the Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey, semi final, 1st leg football match between FC Sevilla and FC Barcelona at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla, Spain. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by LaurentLairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated March 10, 2021 of Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona in action during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona at Parc des Princes, in Paris, France. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lionel Messi Leaving Barcelona

File photo dated December 10, 2014 of Barcelona's Lionel Messi during the UEFA Champions League soccer match, FC Barcelona Vs Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi is leaving the club after financial and structural obstacles made it impossible to renew his contract. The forward, who has spent his whole career there, had been expected to re-sign after his deal expired in June. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rhodes to leave Kintetsu Buffaloes

OSAKA, Japan - Tuffy Rhodes (file photo) will not re-sign with the Kintetsu Buffaloes for a ninth year, the Pacific League club said Nov. 10. The two sides failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. (Kyodo)

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Rhodes set to re-sign with Kintetsu

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder Tuffy Rhodes (in file photo), who tied the single-season record of 55 home runs in 2001, has reached a basic agreement on a new contract with the Pacific League club. Minoru Ichihara, a Kintetsu official in charge of international affairs, said Dec. 25 he will travel to the United States in early January to iron out details on the deal estimated at $4 million over two years.

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Tanishige eyes major league baseball as free agent

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars catcher Motonobu Tanishige speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on Oct. 31 after filing for free agency. Tanishige said he hopes to negotiate with major league clubs if he receives offers, with the option to re-sign with the Central League club as free agent. ''The first thing I want to do is talk with major league teams interested in me.\,'' he said.

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Cubs release Kawasaki, then re-sign him

Munenori Kawasaki hits a three-run home run in the eighth inning of the Chicago Cubs' 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics in a spring training game in Mesa, Arizona on March 29, 2016. The Cubs released the Japanese utility infielder but re-signed him to a new minor-league deal within the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Barca harbor hopes to re-sign Japanese teen wunderkind Kubo

Manel Arroyo, vice president of soccer club Barcelona, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2015. He said Barcelona will continue to monitor Japanese prodigy Takefusa Kubo in the hope of eventually re-signing the 14-year-old if he maintains his current rate of progress. Kubo had to leave Barcelona earlier in the year after FIFA found the club had violated international transfer regulations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Masahiro Tanaka in 2013

File photo taken Nov. 3, 2013, shows Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C, bottom) celebrating the club's first Japan Series championship with teammates in Sendai. Tanaka and the Eagles have agreed to a two-year contract from 2021 after the New York Yankees decided not to re-sign him.

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Baseball: Masahiro Tanaka in 2013

File photo taken in November 2013 shows Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka reacting after retiring a batter in a Japan Series game against the Yomiuri Giants in Sendai, Japan. Tanaka and the Eagles have agreed to a two-year contract from 2021 after the New York Yankees decided not to re-sign him.

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Baseball: Masahiro Tanaka in 2013

File photo taken Oct. 8, 2013, shows Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka celebrating after improving to a 24-0 record for the season with a win over the Orix Buffaloes in Sendai, Japan. Tanaka and the Eagles have agreed to a two-year contract from 2021 after the New York Yankees decided not to re-sign him.

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Ex-Yankee pitcher Tanaka to return to Japan with Eagles

A staff member at a sports bar poses for a photo with a Masahiro Tanaka jersey in Sendai, Japan, on Jan. 28, 2021. The free agent pitcher agreed to a two-year contract with the Sendai-based Rakuten Eagles, his first pro team, after the New York Yankees decided not to re-sign him.

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Baseball: Kawasaki to re-sign minor league deal with Cubs

Munenori Kawasaki hits an infield single in the fifth inning of the Chicago Cubs' 5-4, 10-inning win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 16, 2016. Kawasaki will re-sign a minor league deal with the Cubs, a U.S. baseball source said on Jan. 4, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Barca harbor hopes to re-sign Japanese teen wunderkind Kubo

Japanese soccer player Takefusa Kubo plays for Barcelona's Under-12 team in the final of an international tournament against Liverpool in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2013. Barcelona will continue to monitor Kubo, now 14 years old and playing for FC Tokyo, in hopes of eventually re-signing him if he maintains his current rate of progress, a club official said on Dec. 19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tui joins Leitch in snubbing Japan's Super Rugby side

Photo taken Feb. 15, 2015, shows Hendrik Tui running with the ball for Suntory Sungoliath against Kobe Kobelco Steelers at the national rugby championships at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo. Suntory said on July 30 that Tui has decided to re-sign with the Queensland Rugby Union and play for the Reds next season. He is the second high-profile player to snub Japan's new Super Rugby team, following Michael Leitch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hawks re-sign center fielder Yanagita

Center fielder Yuki Yanagita during a press conference at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Dec. 23, 2017, after signing a three-year deal with the SoftBank Hawks reportedly worth 400 million yen ($3.53 million) a year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hawks re-sign center fielder Yanagita

Center fielder Yuki Yanagita holds up a card showing his handwritten goal for next season -- to be the best player in Japan -- on Dec. 23, 2017 at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka. Yanagita signed a three-year deal with the SoftBank Hawks reportedly worth 400 million yen ($3.53 million) a year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo