NISHINOMIYA, HYOGO PREF. – Shortstop Takashi Toritani signed a five-year contract with the Hanshin Tigers on Thursday that could keep the team captain with the Central League club for the remainder of his career.
Toritani, who had pondered a move to the majors this winter as a free agent, agreed to a deal worth an estimated ¥2 billion.
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