Phillies add Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi

Phils add NPB All-Star right-hander Aoyagi as non-roster invitee
The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step. The Phils on Friday night announced that Aoyagi will attend Spring Training in Clearwater,
Phillies add Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi as a spring training nonroster invitee
Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he posted a 3.08 ERA over 898⅓ innings pitched. The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since 2008.
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Diamond Notes: Phillies sign Japanese All-Star righty Koyo Aoyagi
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Baseball: Side-armer Koyo Aoyagi joins Phillies on minor league contract
Right-handed side-armer Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the Philadelph
Phillies invite Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to spring training
A few days after finalizing their initial list of spring training invitees, the Phillies added another in Koyo Aoyagi, a 31-year-old Japanese right-hander and three-time NPB All-Star.
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Phillies Sign Koyo Aoyagi to Minor-League Contract, Invite to Spring Training
The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since So Taguchi in 2008. Now, that changes: The #Phillies are bringing Japanese right-hander Koyo Aoyagi, 31, to camp as a non-roster invitee. Nine-year veteran,
Phillies' Koyo Aoyagi: Gets spring invite from Philly
Aoyagi signed a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Friday and was invited to spring training, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The 31-year-old right-hander was posted by the NPB's Hanshin Tigers in December after he logged a 3.
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