The Los Angeles Dodgers signed pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a three-year 35.3 million dollar contract with the Los ,Angeles Dodgers on Dec. 12, 2007. In 2010, Kuroda made 31 starts for the Dodgers, finishing the season with a 11-13 record and 3.39 ERA, making $15,433,333. That's 1,284,747,851 yen.
Author: Gordon Donovan
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