Three years after coming to Japan, pitcher Miles Mikolas hopes the extra passion he acquired for baseball in Japan will pay big dividends in his new role with the St. Louis Cardinals.The 29-year-old right-hander, who came to the Yomiuri Giants in 2015 with a total of 91-1/3 major league innings under his belt, a week ago signed a two-year deal with the Cardinals in a deal worth a reported $15.5 million.A reliever in 2012 and 2013, Mikolas made 10 starts for the Texas Rangers in 2014 and posted a 6.44 ERA in 57-1/3 innings. Despite striking out just 6.11 batters per nine innings in three big…READ FULL ARTICLE
