Baseball: MLB expects new Japan posting deal by early Dec.

Major League Baseball said Wednesday it hopes to establish a new posting system with Japan by early December, in a move that would enable Japanese two-way phenom Shohei Otani to start negotiations with U.S. teams.MLB Chief Legal Officer Dan Halem said a new framework has been agreed with Nippon Professional Baseball, but MLB is awaiting approval from its Players Association.He said a deal with the union could happen within a week, after which MLB owners would hold a conference call for an approval vote, not during the general managers meetings running in Orlando through Thursday."Once it's …READ FULL ARTICLE