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TOKYO -- Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani says he could move to the major leagues after the 2017 season.The 22-year-old right-hander, who has also put up big numbers at the plate, signed a $2.37 million contract for next season with the Nippon Ham Fighters on Monday.Otani will not become eligible for free agency until after the 2021 season and will need the Fighters approval to negotiate with a major league club through the posting system before that time.He says we discussed the possibility of me going. ... The club will respect my wishes whenever I decide I want to go.Otani went 10-4 as a pitcher and batted .322 with a career-high 22 home runs this season for the Fighters.New rules in MLBs collective bargaining agreement make it more difficult for players like Otani to get paid big bucks right away. But there is a definite curiosity about his abilities, even from those who havent seen him play much.I dont know which side youre worried about more: his ability to pitch or hit, former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre said. Hopefully he stays healthy because hes an addition whatever league he winds up with, whether he stays in Japan or comes to the U.S. hes certainly going to be an exciting player for people to look forward to watching.Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was reluctant to talk about Otani because hes under contract in Japan. But hes intrigued about Otanis ability to pitch and hit.We have reports on him, Dombrowski said. Do I think a player could be a two-way player? Yeah, it could happen. It is very difficult? Yes. But Im not saying that theres not a player out there that cant do that because some of them are rare, rare guys. Babe Ruth could do it. He was pretty good. So it can be done.---AP Sports Writer Stephen Whyno in Oxon Hill, Maryland, contributed.Hydro Flask Flasche Schweiz . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. Swell Trinkflasche . Its an influence in football and a big part of the game. http://www.swellflascheschweiz.ch/s-well-bottle-schweiz.html . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. Hydro Flask Schweiz . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Swell Bottle Schweiz Kaufen . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler.LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings cant win in regulation, and theyre unbeatable in extra time. They fail to score a goal for a full week, and then they outscore the defending Stanley Cup champions.Although the Kings season doesnt make much sense so far, not even Sidney Crosbys latest burst of brilliance could stop them.Nic Dowd scored 2:37 into overtime, and the Kings snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.Trevor Lewis and Matt Greene scored slump-busting goals and Peter Budaj made 21 saves in a strong bounce-back effort for the Kings, who had been shut out in three consecutive games and 10 full periods before they applied their grinding defensive game to slow down the speedy Pens.Los Angeles is 0-6-0 in regulation this season, but 5-0-0 in overtime games.We obviously played through (difficulties), coming from down a goal, and got a lead, said coach Darryl Sutter, who earned his 600th NHL victory. I thought we were really solid. Scored the first goal. Just got to keep fighting through that stuff.The Kings started overtime with a power play, but Pittsburgh easily killed it. Dowd then got in alone on Fleury and slipped in a backhand for his second NHL goal.Dowd said he only ended up in position to score because he had fallen down earlier, forcing him to join the rush late.Nothing special. I just made a move and luckily that side was open, Dowd said. Maybe the other 50 percent of the time, maybe (Fleury) is there.Crosby scored two goals for Pittsburgh, giving him six in five games to start his season. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 shots for the Penguins, whose four-game winning streak ended.It was just tight hockey, Crosby said. Theyre pretty comfortable playing that way. Theyre always pretty stingy, especially playing at home. Thats just kind of the game you expect. You dont accept it. You want to get chances, you want to generate, but not if it means giving things back the other way.Despite giving up Crosbys tying goal midway through the third period, the Kings rallied to win a meeting of Second Siix NHL franchises celebrating their 50th anniversaries.ddddddddddddThese teams have won four of the last eight Stanley Cup titles, but only the Penguins are in contending form at this early point of the season.Crosby has been in rare form since missing the first six games with a concussion, scoring goals in four of his five games with two multi-goal efforts already. He scored in the first period and then tied the game midway through the third, deflecting home Kris Letangs shot.We marvel some at how good he is, Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. Hes playing inspiring hockey right now.The Kings got their goals from much less likely sources.Lewis ended their 205-minute, 25-second scoreless drought when his contested attempt trickled underneath Fleury for the grinding forwards first regular-season goal since March 26.Greene then ended his 26-game scoring drought with a long slap shot early in the third. The stay-at-home defenseman hadnt scored a point since March 3, 2015.Theres really no rhyme or reason to it, Greene said. Just try to shoot the puck as hard as you can at the net every time.Game notesKings G Jeff Zatkoff received his Stanley Cup ring from the Penguins before the game. Zatkoff, currently injured, played early in the postseason for Pittsburgh last spring on the way to its title. ... D Kevin Gravel made his season debut for the Kings in place of Tom Gilbert, who began a three-game suspension for boarding Anaheims Nick Ritchie on Tuesday. ... LW Teddy Purcell returned to the Kings lineup for the first time since Oct. 14. The newcomer played in Los Angeles first two games, but was scratched for the next eight with an undisclosed injury. ... Pittsburgh scratched RW Tom Kuhnhackl for the second straight game. He scored no goals in the first nine games.UP NEXTPenguins: At San Jose on Saturday night for a Stanley Cup Final rematch.Kings: Host Calgary on Saturday night before heading to Eastern Canada for a road trip.[url=http://www.authenticwholesalejerseys.net/]Cheap Jerseys[ay night for a Stanley Cup Final rem