Tanaka aims to show Japanese fans he ‘improved’ with Yankees

TOKYO (AP) Masahiro Tanaka is back in Japan and says he can’t wait to get started pitching for his former Japanese team – the Rakuten Golden Eagles. The former New York Yankees pitcher signed a two-year contract earlier this week with his old Japanese club for a reported $9 million this season. ”I’m so excited,” Tanaka said Saturday, speaking with reporters at a Tokyo hotel where he modeled his No. 18 jersey.

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