Phils add NPB All-Star right-hander Aoyagi as non-roster invitee
The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step. The Phils on Friday night announced that Aoyagi will attend Spring Training in Clearwater,
Phillies Sign Koyo Aoyagi to Minor-League Contract, Invite to Spring Training
The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since So Taguchi in 2008. Now, that changes: The #Phillies are bringing Japanese right-hander Koyo Aoyagi, 31, to camp as a non-roster invitee. Nine-year veteran,
Phillies add Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi as a spring training nonroster invitee
The Phillies have added right-handed pitcher Koyo Aoyagi as an additional spring training nonroster invitee, the team announced Friday. Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league,
Philadelphia Phillies Sign Japanese All-Star Pitcher to Minor League Contract
Per Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors, the Phillies have signed Koyo Aoyagi to a minor league deal and will invite him to Spring Training as a non-rostered invite. This certainly
Baseball: Right-hander Aoyagi joins Phillies on minor league contract
Right-hander Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Major League Baseball club announced Friday. The 31-year-old side-armer was posted during the offseason by the Central League's Hanshin Tigers,
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Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki is signing with the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers
Roki Sasaki, the prized 23-year-old Japanese right-hander, has signed with the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers, he ...
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