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Takashi Saito Gets 1-Year Brewers Deal

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed relief pitcher Takashi Saito. Saito was 2-3 with a 2.83 ERA in 56 appearances for the Atlanta Braves last season. He has a 17-13 career record with a 2.19 ERA in five major league seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston and...

Braves Cut Takashi Saito, Melky Cabrera

It's about time for the roster-shuffling season to kick into high gear, and the Braves got things rolling Tuesday by releasing reliever Takashi Saito and outfielder Melky Cabrera. Both newcomers to Atlanta for 2010, the two ended up on opposite ends of the performance spectrum. The 40-year-old Saito became a bullpen...

Billy Wagner Off Braves' NLDS Roster; Takashi Saito Added

ATLANTA -- Billy Wagner will be removed from the Braves' NLDS roster because of a strained left oblique, making him ineligible for the NLCS. The Braves will put Takashi Saito on the roster in Wagner's place as soon as they get permission from MLB, manager Bobby Cox said before Game 3 on Sunday. Wagner, who got hurt in the...

Braves Waiting on Billy Wagner, Won't Make Roster Decision Until Sunday

Billy Wagner has been the leader of a corps of talented, young, unknown relievers all year, showing them the tricks of the trade. Now, if Wagner is going to pitch again in his career, he's going to need to hope the kids learned something from him. Wagner, who has said he will retire at season's end, strained his left...

Front to Back, Braves Bullpen Looks Like Best in Postseason

The Braves were completing the first phase of their offseason bullpen makeover, nearing an agreement with free-agent closer Billy Wagner, when general manager Frank Wren called Wagner. "We're talking to (Takashi) Saito too," Wren said. "What kind of guy is he?" Wagner, who had played with Saito on the Red Sox at the end...

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05/04/12 Suu Kyi planning Japan trip Source: Daily News of Sri Lanka Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi plans to visit Japan later this year to discuss her country's political reform process, a report said Thursday.
04/21/12 Saito suffers setback to calf Source: MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks On Thursday, it appeared injured D-backs reliever Takashi Saito was close to rejoining the club and making his 2012 debut, but after his calf stiffened up during drills on Friday, he will go back to the rehab process.
04/20/12 Rawhide report for 4/20 Source: The Fresno Bee - Fresno CA Takashi Saito, a rehabbing Arizona Diamondbacks reliever, tossed a scoreless first inning but not much went Visalia's way the rest of the game as the Rawhide fell 5-1 at Rancho Cucamonga in a Cal League game Thursday night.
04/17/12 Saito nearing rehab assignment Source: MLB D-backs reliever Takashi Saito practiced covering first base on Tuesday, and the club will wait to see how his injured calf responds before sending him on a rehab assignment.
04/13/12 Saito solid in extended throwing session Source: MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks Injured D-backs reliever Takashi Saito threw a 10-pitch inning in an extended spring training game on Friday.