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🔮 Infielder Teruaki Sato of the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers and right-handers Kaima Taira of the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hiromi Itoh of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Pacific League are entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available to teams to sign as a free agent from Monday until Dec. 16.

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Infielder Teruaki Sato of the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers and right-handers Kaima Taira of the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hiromi Itoh of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Pacific League are entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available to teams to sign as a free agent from Monday until Dec. 16.

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Japanese players Teruaki Sato, Kaima Taira and Hiromi Itoh enter MLB posting system · assertive framing

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Sato → enter → Dec.

Infielder Si-Hwan Roh of South Korea’s Hanwha Eagles is entering the posting system and can sign as a free agent from until Dec. 1. asserted

Roh → enter → Dec.

Sato, a left-handed-hitting 27-year-old third baseman and occasional outfielder, hit .306 with 39 homers and 106 RBIs this year, winning the Central League’s Triple Crown. asserted

Sato → hit → Crown

He was the Central League’s MVP in 2025, when he batted .277 with 40 homers and 102 RBIs. asserted

he → bat → homers

Taira, who turns 27 on Nov. 15, moved back into the starting rotation this season and was 12-5, leading the Japanese major leagues with a 1.36 ERA. asserted

who → turn → ERA

He had 31 saves in 2025. asserted

He → have → 2025

Itoh, 29, helped Japan win a a gold medal at the 2021 Olympics, pitching five scoreless innings over three games, and also pitched for the Samurai at this year’s World Baseball Classic. asserted

Japan → help → Classic

He won the 2025 Sawamura Award, Japan’s version of the Cy Young Award. asserted

He → win → Award

Roh, a 25-year-old right-handed hitter, batted .283 with 25 homers and 96 RBIs this season. asserted

Roh → bat → homers

The deadline to sign is at 5 p.m. EST on the final day of the posting period. asserted

deadline → sign → period

MLB is likely to lock out the Major League Baseball Players Association when their collective bargaining agreement expires on Dec. 1. asserted

agreement → lock → Dec.

During the lockout that began on Dec. 2, 2021, posted players were frozen during the work stoppage and signing windows continued after an agreement between MLB and the union was reached on March 10. asserted

agreement → begin → March

Under MLB’s posting agreements with Nippon Professional Baseball and the Korea Baseball Organizations, the posting fee would be 20% of the first $25 million of a major league contract, including earned bonuses and options. asserted

fee → include → bonuses

The percentage drops to 17.5% of the next $25 million and 15% of any amount over $50 million. asserted

percentage → drop → million

Japanese players Teruaki Sato, Kaima Taira and Hiromi Itoh enter MLB posting system

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