How much has Japanese baseball had an impact on Major League Baseball? The top two free agents this winter are both from Japan and could get contracts worth a combined $750 million. They are Angels pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani, a two-time American League MVP, and right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, arguably the top pure pitcher (Ohtani is in a league of his own) to ever make the jump from Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB. Teams have until Jan. 4 to sign Yamamoto to a contract. SportsLine offers odds on his next team.
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