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Mariners closer Kaz Sasaki will not return to the team next season, choosing to remain with his wife and two children in Japan, according to his agent, Tony Attanasio.
Sasaki, signed through 2004 with a club option for '05, will sacrifice the remaining $9.5 million on his contract. He may pitch in Japan next season, Attanasio says, but probably will not play in the United States again.
Mariners closer Kaz Sasaki will not return to the team next season, choosing to remain with his wife and two children in Japan, according to his agent, Tony Attanasio.
Sasaki, signed through 2004 with a club option for '05, will sacrifice the remaining $9.5 million on his contract. He may pitch in Japan next season, Attanasio says, but probably will not play in the United States again.
