JAPAN - The Baltimore Orioles have agreed in principle on a two-year deal with Japanese right-hander Koji Uehara, the Baltimore Sun reported in its online edition Tuesday, quoting industry sources. Full Article: http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=13652

JAPAN - Former Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Ryan Glynn has been acquired by the Yokohama BayStars, the Central League club said Tuesday. Full Article: http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=13649

JAPAN - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma on Friday signed the richest contract in club history, a three-year, 1.1 billion yen contract through 2011. Iwakuma, the Pacific League MVP, posted a 21-4 record this past season and a 1.87 ERA ...

JAPAN - Injury-plagued Softbank Hawks right-hander Kazumi Saito re-signed on a one-year deal Monday for a salary of 200 million yen -- a drop of 50 million yen from this year. Full Article: http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=13610

JAPAN - The former Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Mench signed a one-year deal worth $1.8 million with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s Central League on Wednesday. Mench, 30, batted .243 in 51 games for Toronto last season. He has a career batting average of .269 with 89 homers and 330 runs ...

JAPAN - Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase agreed Wednesday to a four-year deal carrying a salary of 430 million yen in the first year, unchanged from 2008, with payments to vary in subsequent years. Iwase will be paid the highest salary among active Japanese pitchers for the third year in a ...

JAPAN - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto re-signed with the Central League club Thursday for an unchanged salary of 550 million yen plus performance bonuses in 2009, the last year of his three-year contract. Full Article: http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=13620