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Takashi Saito heads back to Japan

Arizona Diamondbacks v Colorado Rockies

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 23: Takashi Saito #48 of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 23, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. The Diamondbacks defeated the Rockies 10-7. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

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Seven-year MLB veteran Takashi Saito, most recently in Arizona, has signed a deal to go back to Japan. The club: the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, home to Andruw Jones and Casey McGehee.

Saito has been hurt much of the past two seasons, but was highly effective through 2011. He’ll be 43 in February and apparently the Golden Eagles think he still has something left in the tank.