Baseball-Boston’s Padilla signs deal to play in Japan – report (Reuters)

Jan 17 (Reuters) – Veteran Boston Red Sox pitcher Vicente Padilla has signed a one-year deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japan Pacific League, according to a report on the MLB.com. Padilla’s deal with the Hawks, who last won the Pacific League in 2011 and finished third last season, is worth $3.25 million, the report said quoting sources. The 35-year-old Nicaraguan compiled a 4-1 record with a 4.50 earned run average and one save over 56 relief appearances last season for the Boston Red Sox. …

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[...] Baseball-Boston’s Padilla signs deal to play in Japan – report (Reuters) Jan 17 (Reuters) – Veteran Boston Red Sox pitcher Vicente Padilla has signed a one-year deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japan Pacific League, according to a report on the MLB.com. Padilla’s deal with the Hawks, who last won the Pacific League in 2011 and finished third last season, is worth $3.25 million, [...]… [...]