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Kenji Johjima Signs With Hanshin Tigers

Just a few days after announcing that he won't return to the Seattle Mariners in 2010, Kenji Johjima has signed a four-year deal with the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Central League. NPB Tracker says the deal is a four-year deal worth the equivalent of $27.25 million, which is a pretty nice deal for him after opting out...

Don't Sleep on Pitcher Turnarounds

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.By the looks of his season stats, you wouldn't know that Jordan Zimmermann has actually been one of the most dominant pitchers in the majors over the past month. We're talking a 1.90...

Fukudome's Revenge Is in Full Effect

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.The days where boos rained down upon Kosuke Fukudome seem like a distant memory.Through nine games on the new season, the formerly-embattled center fielder is batting .375 with three...

Roto Rush: Chris Davis Is Alive and Well

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.After a terrible first week, Texas first baseman Chris Davis was one of the hot topics of concern in fantasy baseball circles. My colleague Matt Snyder recently tried to put those...

Team USA Stumbles From Top to Bottom

LOS ANGELES -- Davey Johnson spent the past week eloquently explaining how desperately he wanted Team USA to win the World Baseball Classic, figuring a title would sooth America's sense of entitlement over the sport and silence some of the tournament's grumbling naysayers. So how to explain Johnson's head-scratching...

Kenji Johjima News From the Web

05/16/12 Baseball: Johjima to have slipped disk removed next... Source: Mainichi Daily News - Japan Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Johjima, who has been sidelined with pain in his sciatic nerve, said Wednesday he will have back surgery sometime next week.
05/12/12 Hanshin deactivates injured Johjima Source: The Japan Times Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima was deactivated by the Hanshin Tigers on Friday with sciatic nerve pain.

Background on Kenji Johjima

() is a Japanese catcher who is currently playing for the Hanshin Tigers. He played in Major League Baseball for four years with the Seattle Mariners in the American League.

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