{
  "id": 17925454,
  "title": "Japanese Players Teruaki Sato, Kaima Taira and Hiromi Itoh Enter MLB Posting System",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/japanese-players-teruaki-sato-kaima-taira-and-hiromi-itoh-enter-mlb",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T03:31:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/baseball/20261103-357062/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — Infielder Teruaki Sato of the Central League's Hanshin Tigers and right-handers Kaima Taira of the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hiromi Itoh of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Pacific League are entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available to teams to sign as a free agent from Monday until Dec. 16.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Japanese players Teruaki Sato, Kaima Taira and Hiromi Itoh enter MLB posting system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/japanese-players-teruaki-sato-kaima-taira-and-hiromi-itoh-enter-mlb",
        "published": "2026-11-02T04:08:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}