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Royals turn down option on Yabuta

NEW YORK (Kyodo) The Kansas City Royals said Friday the team will not exercise the option on right-hander Yasuhiko Yabuta for next season. Yabuta will become a free agent if his renegotiation with the Royals for a new major league contract fails before... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sat, Nov 07 2009

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