The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the signing of 18-year-old Kazuya Takano of Buntoku High School in Kumamoto City to a minor league contract. Takano is the first Japanese high school pitcher signed by the Dodgers. The team has been scouting him since his first year in high school. Takano said that he wanted to stand on the world’s most prominent baseball stage and go up against Ichiro Suzuki.
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Dodgers Sign Kumamoto High School Pitcher
- Published: Dec 2, 2010 / Last Updated: Dec 2, 2010
