With both Yankees and Mets interested, Yoshinobu Yamamoto to be posted Monday: report

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NEW YORK — The bidding for Yoshinobu Yamamoto is about to begin. The Japanese ace is expected to be posted on Monday, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney. From there, a 45-day window to negotiate with Yamamoto would begin on Tuesday. The Yankees and Mets, among other big-market teams, are expected to pursue the 25-year-old right-hander. Yamamoto has accomplished just about everything imaginable over a seven-year career with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Orix Buffaloes. Already the winner of three Triple Crowns, three ERA titles, two Pacific League MVPs, three Sawamura Awards — Japan’s equivalent…

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