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Japanese defensive player Seiya Suzuki available for MLB teams

New York (AFP) – Japanese footballer Seiya Suzuki will be released on Monday by his Japanese club and available to bid by 30 Major League Baseball teams.

The MLB announced to its teams on Sunday that the broadcast would begin Monday morning and continue until 5 p.m. EST on December 22.

The 27-year-old 2019 Japanese derby champion spent nine seasons with the Central League’s Hiroshima Toyo Carb. He’s reached 0.319 with 38 home runs and 88 RBIs this season and has a career average of 0.315 with 182 home runs and 562 RBIs.

He won the 2019 Central League title, is four-time All-Star and three-time Golden Glove.

Suzuki, the main right-hander of the Japanese gold medal-winning team, passed American counterpart Anthony Carter as the hosts rallied to beat the Americans 7-6 in the Olympic tournament. choose twice Nick Martinez Japan also beat the United States 2-0 in the gold medal game.

As part of the changes to the posting system in 2017, the posting fee will be 20% of the first $ 25 million of a major league contract, including bonuses earned and options. The percentage drops to 17.5 percent of the next $ 25 million and to 15 percent of any amount over $ 50 million. There will be an additional charge of 15 percent of bonuses earned, salary ranges and options exercised.

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