Jan 26, 2008
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
The Yomiuri Giants welcomed closer Marc Kroon, one of their key offseason acquisitions, to the team at the club's Tokyo offices on Friday.
The 34-year-old Kroon earned a career-high 31 saves last season with the Yokohama BayStars. He was 8-8 with 84 saves and a 2.82 ERA in 145 games in three years with Yokohama.
Kroon, who holds the record for the fastest pitch in Japanese baseball at 161 kph, signed a one-year deal with the Giants thought to be worth 350 million yen with both sides having the option for a second year.
Yomiuri also signed starting pitcher Seth Greisinger and slugger Alex Ramirez--both former Yakult Swallows--over the offseason.
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