Free agents to play exhibitions against Japanese amateurs
Posted February 26, 2018 6:00 am
Baseball free agents will play two exhibition games this week against a Japanese amateur team.
The Major League Baseball Players Association says the games against JR East will take place at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The games will be open to media and scouts but not the public.
More than four dozen players remain unsigned among the 166 who exercised their right to become free agents last November. The players' association opened a training camp for free agents at the IMG Academy two weeks ago.
JR East is sponsored by Japan Railway, and players are considered amateurs who are paid as company employees.
The players' association announced the games Monday.
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