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05/05/2007 3:30 PM ET
Yanks, Red Sox may open '08 in Asia
Rivals reportedly among clubs considered for series in Japan
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, bitter rivals in the
American League East, could be headed for an Opening Day showdown in the Far
East.
Major League Baseball has entered preliminary negotiations with several
teams, including the Yankees and Red Sox, about playing exhibition games in
China next March and opening the regular season in Japan, according to a
report in Saturday's New York Times.
The Times reported that the Yankees and Red Sox would be favored candidates
to open the season in Japan, given the native stars that comprise their
clubs. In a telephone interview, Howard Rubenstein, the spokesperson for
Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner, confirmed the Yankees' interest.
"There's a tremendous audience out there," Rubenstein told MLB.com. "With all
of the players coming out of Asia, and the Yankees brand is the best in the
world, the organization does have interest."
Rubenstein said that the Yankees' official position is known to Major League
Baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres would also be
thought of as choices to make the trip, the newspaper reported.
On their current rosters, the Yankees boast left fielder Hideki Matsui and
pitcher Kei Igawa, while the Red Sox own the rights to pitcher Daisuke
Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima.
At Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman declined
to comment on the report, saying that he had nothing to add.
The Yankees' link to the Far East has gone beyond player acquisition. In
January, team president Randy Levine, Cashman and assistant general manager
Jean Afterman visited China on an excursion that announced a partnership with
the Chinese Baseball Association, a link that the Yankees hope will someday
yield Major League Baseball's answer to the National Basketball Association
star Yao Ming.
The Yankees also agreed to allow Chinese teams and officials to use their
training facilities in New York and at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla., while
swapping coaches and trainers to help the CBA's burgeoning program.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the
approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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