Phillies Tap Heavy Hitter for Free Agency Sales Pitch to Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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Sports Illustrated

By Madison Williams MLB teams have been pulling out all the stops in attempts to woo free agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason. The Phillies reportedly are the most recent team to meet with Yamamoto. So, it only makes sense that Philadelphia would call for star Bryce Harper to FaceTime with the Japanese ace while he was negotiating with the team, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported Monday. It’s unknown what Harper said in his pitch to Yamamoto, but regardless, it was probably useful for the prospect to hear from the two-time NL MVP. The news comes shortly after it was reported that ne…

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