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12-20-2013, 10:35 PM
Rakuten Golden Eagles To Sign Kevin Youkilis
The Rakuten Golden Eagles will sign Kevin Youkilis (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youklke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), according to a report from Nikkan Sports (passed along by NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman on Twitter (https://twitter.com/npbtracker/status/414104367461974016)). MLBTR has confirmed the report with Youkilis' agent Joe Bick of Pro Star Management, Inc.
Youkilis will sign a one-year deal with the Golden Eagles. Though previous reports indicated that he wanted to play close to his California home, Bick explained to MLBTR that his client's West Coast preference was in order to be near to his family. Youkilis' wife and children will be going with him to Japan, however, which was a key factor in his decision. Youkilis considered the opportunity to play in Japan a "life experience that was too good to pass up," said Bick.
Youkilis, who turns 35 in March, inked a one-year, $12MM contract with the Yankees last offseason but saw his 2013 campaign cut short by a pair of back injuries. He would appear in just 28 games for the Yankees, batting .219/.305/.343 with a pair of homers before undergoing season-ending back surgery in June. A three-time All-Star that finished third in the AL MVP voting back in 2008, Youkilis was one of the American League's best hitters from 2007-11 when he batted .294/.395/.517.
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The Rakuten Golden Eagles will sign Kevin Youkilis (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youklke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), according to a report from Nikkan Sports (passed along by NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman on Twitter (https://twitter.com/npbtracker/status/414104367461974016)). MLBTR has confirmed the report with Youkilis' agent Joe Bick of Pro Star Management, Inc.
Youkilis will sign a one-year deal with the Golden Eagles. Though previous reports indicated that he wanted to play close to his California home, Bick explained to MLBTR that his client's West Coast preference was in order to be near to his family. Youkilis' wife and children will be going with him to Japan, however, which was a key factor in his decision. Youkilis considered the opportunity to play in Japan a "life experience that was too good to pass up," said Bick.
Youkilis, who turns 35 in March, inked a one-year, $12MM contract with the Yankees last offseason but saw his 2013 campaign cut short by a pair of back injuries. He would appear in just 28 games for the Yankees, batting .219/.305/.343 with a pair of homers before undergoing season-ending back surgery in June. A three-time All-Star that finished third in the AL MVP voting back in 2008, Youkilis was one of the American League's best hitters from 2007-11 when he batted .294/.395/.517.
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