This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
become embroiled in a scandal over scouting amateur baseball players
when it admitted Wednesday it paid pitcher Takumi Nasuno a 530
million yen signing bonus, well in excess of the maximum amount
allowed of 100 million yen.
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[Full Article: http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=9102]