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LA Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto joins on 12-year deal for reported 拢256.2m
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Japanese right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on a 12-year deal worth a reported $325m (拢256.2m).
They will also pay a $50.6m (拢39.9m) 'posting fee' - designed to compensate Japanese teams - for the 25-year-old, who joins from Orix Buffaloes.
Yamamoto had interest from multiple teams, including the New York Yankees.
Earlier in December, the Dodgers signed his compatriot Shohei Ohtani in a record $700m (拢558m) 10-year contract.
Ohtani said last week he was deferring the majority of his record-breaking contract to help them achieve Major League Baseball success.
The Dodgers won the last of their seven World Series titles in 2020.