YANKEES SIGN PITCHER HIROKI KURODA
Kuroda, 37, went 16-11 with a 3.32 ERA for the Yankees in 2012. (AP)
The New York Yankees today announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year Major League contract.
Kuroda, 37, went 16-11 with a 3.32 ERA (219.2IP, 81ER) in 33 starts in his debut season with the Yankees in 2012, establishing career bests in wins, starts, innings pitched and strikeouts (167). Among American League pitchers, he ranked fourth in innings pitched, tied for sixth in wins and finished eighth in ERA.