MLB RUMORS: Tanaka signs with Yankees or goes to Japan

Things seem clear: if he doesn’t sign with the New York Yankees or a contending team, starter Masahiro Tanaka would decide to return to Japan. This according to a report by Randy Miller of nj.com.

According to the journalist’s source, Tanaka is not interested in signing with any team other than the Yankees or that at least has a contender tag., regardless of the money offered, and that he is clear about his plans to end his career with the Rakuten Golden Eagles, with whom he played between 2007 and 2013, before donning the Yankees shirt.

After seven seasons with the ‘Bronx Bombers’, Tanaka is now a free agent. The ninth New Yorker has been negotiating with the Japanese, who is probably looking for a salary of $ 12 million.

Tanaka, 32, He had 10 starts with the Yankees in 2020 and posted a 3.56 ERA. in 174 games (173 starts), with an overall mark of 78-46. Seventh Entry​

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