Eagels’ Masahiro Tanaka allowed to negotiate with MLB teams

Masahiro Tanaka (C), Sendai-base Japanese baseball team Rakuten Eagles, speaks to reporters in Miyagi Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2013. Rakuten announced that it would release Tanaka under the new posting system agreed by Japanese (Nippon) Professional Baseball and MLB. The 25-year-old right hand pitcher will launch a negotiation with Major League teams. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )