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Yankees Have Competition, Potential Ally in Quest to Keep Hiroki Kuroda

appears to be a battle of two coasts over free-agent pitcher Hiroki Kuroda.

Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News reported Saturday night that the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels are both pursuing Kuroda.

Further, Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com reported on Friday that the Dodgers might have an edge in the race for Kuroda. The same factor is cited by Saxon as the reason the Angels have jumped into the fray.

According to Saxon, Kuroda has told friends he would prefer to pitch in Southern California. His two daughters attend elementary school there.

That could put the Dodgers and Angels in the position of front-runner for the 37-year-old right-hander, who was 16-11 with a 3.32 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in 219.2 ...

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