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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Fumimasa, is 24 years old, speaks limited English, and played in the independent Frontier League last year. I can't find any kind of stats for him though.
I've been very impressed by MLB teams this off-season and by how they have gone after Japanese players out of high school/college or out of the independent leagues. This would be the third Japanese signing for the Dodgers this off-season along with Hiroki Kuroda and Robert Boothe.
Source: MLB.com