NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Tatsuya Imai is entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available to teams to sign as a free agent from Wednesday through Jan. 2.

He joins power-hitting corner infielder Munetaka Murakami, whose 45-day window to sign expires Dec. 22.

kAmp af\J62C\@=5 C:89E\92?56C[ x>2: H6?E `_\d H:E9 2 `]ha t#p E9:D D62D@? H:E9 E96 !24:7:4 {628F6’D $6:3F {:@?D] w6 DECF4< @FE `fg 32EE6CD 😕 `eb a^b :??:?8D]k^Am

kAmx>2: 😀 dg\cd H:E9 2 b]`d t#p 😕 6:89E D62D@?D H:E9 $6:3F[ H:E9 h_f DEC:<6@FED 😕 heb a^b :??:?8D] w6 😀 2 E9C66\E:>6 p==\$E2C]k^Am

kAmx>2: A:E4965 6:89E :??:?8D @7 2 4@>3:?65 ?@\9:EE6C 282:?DE uF2 @? yF?6 `f[ 3C62<:?8 s2:DF<6 |2EDFK2<2’D AC6G:@FD E62> C64@C5 @7 `e 7C@> a__c]k^Am

kAm&?56C |{q’D A@DE:?8 28C66>6?E H:E9 }:AA@? !C@76DD:@?2= q2D632==[ E96 A@DE:?8 766 H@F=5 36 a_T @7 E96 7:CDE Sad >:==:@? @7 2 >2;@C =628F6 4@?EC24E[ :?4=F5:?8 62C?65 3@?FD6D 2?5 @AE:@?D] %96 A6C46?E286 5C@AD E@ `f]dT @7 E96 ?6IE Sad >:==:@? 2?5 `dT @7 2?J 2>@F?E @G6C Sd_ >:==:@?] %96C6 H@F=5 36 2 DFAA=6>6?E2= 766 @7 `dT @7 2?J 62C?65 3@?FD6D[ D2=2CJ 6D42=2E@CD 2?5 6I6C4:D65 @AE:@?D]k^Am