ATLANTA (AP) -The Atlanta Braves have reached agreement with Japanese all-star pitcher Kenshin Kawakami on a three-year contract.
The team has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday to announce the agreement, Braves spokesman Brad Hainje said.
Terms were not immediately available. Kawakami’s agent, Dan Evans, declined comment until the news conference.
Kawakami, the 2004 Central League MVP, has won 112 games in 11 seasons in Japan and was regarded as one of the top free-agent pitchers from Japan available this offseason. The 33-year-old was 9-5 for the Chunichi Dragons last year, when he missed several weeks because of a back strain.
The 5-foot-10 right-hander was given a physical in Atlanta on Monday.
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