Japan pitcher Yusei Kikuchi arrives in L.A. for talks on playing in U.S.

Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, who was posted to Major League Baseball two weeks ago, arrived in Los Angeles to a throng of reporters but did not comment on his possible move to the United States.Kikuchi has until 5 p.m. on Jan. 2 to negotiate a deal with any of the 30 major league teams or else he will have to return his Nippon Professional Baseball club, the Seibu Lions.While attending negotiations, Kikuchi will train at a facility owned by his high-profile agent, Scott Boras, who negotiated former Lion Daisuke Matsuzaka's blockbuster contract with the Boston Red Sox in 2006.Before t…READ FULL ARTICLE