Baseball: Hawks acquire elite American amateur pitcher Carter Stewart

The SoftBank Hawks made history on Saturday by becoming the first Japanese team to sign a highly rated American amateur by announcing their acquisition of 19-year-old pitcher Carter Stewart.Details of the contract were not revealed, but it has been reported in the United States as being a six-year, $7 million deal.Although a number of Japanese pitchers have turned pro in the United States, this is the first time a Japanese club has had the nerve to go after a top amateur, and teams and leagues on both sides of the Pacific will be watching to see how this will affect pro baseball labor marke…READ FULL ARTICLE