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Former M’s 1B Smoak off to Japan

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TOKYO (AP) — The Yomiuri Giants have agreed to a deal with American first baseman Justin Smoak. Smoak played last season with the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Francisco Giants. The deal was announced on the Yomiuri Giants website. The Giants did not provide any financial details. The 34-year-old Smoak broke in with the Texas Rangers in 2008 and has also played for Seattle and Toronto. He is a switch-hitting batter and has a career average of .229 with 196 home runs. He was an All-Star in 2017.

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