LAS VEGAS
9:15 a.m. — Hisashi Iwakuma could face his old team in Japan.
Hisashi Iwakuma’s return to Japan to play baseball in 2018 may lead to the possibility of pitching agains the Mariners in March. On his Instagram account, Iwakuma announced that he is joining the Yomiuri Giants for the upcoming season.
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The Mariners will play the Giants in two exhibition games on their trip to Japan in March before opening the 2019 season vs. the Oakland A’s with two games at the Tokyo Dome.