Teruaki Sato Posted as MLB Teams Face December 1 Deadline

Japanese infielder Teruaki Sato is available to Major League Baseball teams after the Hanshin Tigers posted him on November 1. His negotiating window would ordinarily run for 45 days, but the expiration of MLB’s collective bargaining agreement on December 1 means he must sign by then or return to Hanshin. A lockout is expected to begin after the agreement expires, freezing league transactions.