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Relief Pitcher: Mets front-runners for Takahashi

by Matthew Cerrone on December 13th, 2008 at 4:57 pm

The Mets are the front-runners to sign Japanese free-agent reliever Ken Takahashi, according to NPB Tracker, the premiere resource for Japanese free agents.

According to the report, Takahashi hopes to sign with a new team by the end of the year.

The 39-year old Takahashi was 8-5 with a 3.50 ERA in 21 games last season for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

To check out footage of Takahashi, click play below: