OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have agreed to terms of a two-year contract with shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima of Japan’s Seibu Lions.
The deal announced Tuesday runs through the 2014 season and includes a club option for 2015.
Nakajima, a seven-time Pacific League All-Star, has a .302 batting average with 149 home runs, 664 RBIs and 134 stolen bases over 11 seasons with Seibu.
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