The Phillies have been trying to get into the Japanese baseball market for years. They hope Koyo Aoyagi is the first step.
"Getz is getting a good group together on the hitting side to get this thing off the ground and running in the right direction.” ...
Aoyagi, 31, spent nine seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he posted a 3.08 ERA over 898⅓ innings ...