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Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka decision has come back to bite them
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Masahiro Tanaka
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Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka Is Leaving for Japan - The New York Times
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Masahiro Tanaka Opts to Remain With Yankees - The New York Times
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Morning Roundup: Tanaka leaves Yankees, rejoins former team to
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Yankees Say Masahiro Tanaka May Be Out for Weeks After a Base
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Masahiro Tanaka's first words as a member of the New York Yankees
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Yankees Sign Gerrit Cole - MLB Trade Rumors
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Masahiro Tanaka left U.S. in part due to race discrimination