Baseball: Diamondbacks announce acquisition of amateur pitcher Yoshikawa

The Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday announced the signing of Japanese right-hander Shumpei Yoshikawa to a minor league contract.Yoshikawa was a top amateur prospect and expected to be a high selection in Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft in October.According to his corporate league team Panasonic, the 23-year-old Yoshikawa violated Japan's amateur baseball federation rule requiring players to have their player registrations deleted before they enter into a pro contract.It is said that Yoshikawa began contract negotiations with the Diamondbacks before filing the proper documents an…READ FULL ARTICLE