Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Boston Red Sox and highly coveted Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida agreed to a five-year, $90 million contract.
Sources told MLB.com, ESPN and The Athletic about the pact Wednesday night. Tanaka, 29, hit .335 with 21 home runs in 119 games last season for the Orix Buffaloes of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball Organization.