Phillies add Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi

Phils add NPB All-Star right-hander Aoyagi as non-roster invitee
The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step. The Phils on Friday night announced that Aoyagi will attend Spring Training in Clearwater,
Diamond Notes: Phillies sign Japanese All-Star righty Koyo Aoyagi
The Phillies made an unexpected but intriguing move on Friday, adding right-handed pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to their spring training roster as a nonroster
Phillies add Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi as a spring training nonroster invitee
The Phillies have added right-handed pitcher Koyo Aoyagi as an additional spring training nonroster invitee, the team announced Friday. Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball,
Phillies invite Japanese All-Star righty to Spring Training
The Philadelphia Phillies will examine an international All-Star ahead of next season in Spring Training. Phillies to take a look
Baseball: Side-armer Koyo Aoyagi joins Phillies on minor league contract
Right-handed side-armer Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the Philadelph
Phillies Sign Koyo Aoyagi To Minor League Deal
The Phillies have signed former NPB pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to MLB camp,
Phillies invite Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to spring training
A few days after finalizing their initial list of spring training invitees, the Phillies added another in Koyo Aoyagi, a 31-year-old Japanese right-hander and three-time NPB All-Star.
Phillies Sign Koyo Aoyagi to Minor-League Contract, Invite to Spring Training
The Phillies have not had a Japanese player since So Taguchi in 2008. Now, that changes: The #Phillies are bringing Japanese right-hander Koyo Aoyagi, 31, to camp as a non-roster invitee. Nine-year veteran,
Phillies' Koyo Aoyagi: Gets spring invite from Philly
Aoyagi signed a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Friday and was invited to spring training, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The 31-year-old right-hander was posted by the NPB's Hanshin Tigers in December after he logged a 3.
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Philadelphia Phillies Hoping for More Than Just Depth After Signing Koyo Aoyagi
But, the Phillies were able to add a Japanese star when they handed Koyo Aoyagi a minor league deal and extended him a non-roster invite to Spring Training this year. What comes from that will be ...
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