Masahiro Tanaka is leaving the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
The team issued a release on Sunday afternoon saying that ¡°as the result of discussions with the player¡± Tanaka would not be included on the team¡¯s list of players eligible for contracts next season.
Tanaka also announced the news on his YouTube channel.
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