The Orix Buffaloes of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball announced Sunday that star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto would be posted, giving MLB teams a 45-day window to negotiate and sign him to a deal.
Jon Morosi @jonmorosiNEWS: The Orix Buffaloes will post Yoshinobu Yamamoto for <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLB</a> teams, per official club announcement released moments after the Game 7 loss.<br><br>The next step is the formal declaration of the posting window, which could happen in the coming days. <br><br>h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/JCoskrey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JCoskrey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBNetwork</a> <a href="https://t.co/4RY1xBk6LP">https://t.co/4RY1xBk6LP</a>
The team that signs him would then pay Orix a posting fee based on the total amount of the contract.