ABS-CBNnews.com | 12/19/2012 5:56 PM
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OAKLAND, California - Japanese slugger Hiroyuki Nakajima signed a two-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old Nakajima joins the Athletics following an all-star career with the Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League.
With the Lions, he was a three-time gold glove winner and an eight-time all-star. He has a .302 lifetime batting average over 11 seasons.
Last year with the Lions, Nakajima belted 13 home runs and 74 RBI in 136 games.
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