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Manny Ramirez signs with Japan's Kochi Fighting Dogs

TOKYO -- Former major league outfielder Manny Ramirez has agreed to terms with the Kochi Fighting Dogs of Japan's independent Shikoku Island League.

The 44-year-old native of the Dominican Republic played for the EDA Rhinos of Chinese Professional Baseball in Taiwan in 2013, .hitting .352 with eight home runs and 43 RBIs.

The four-team independent league is based in Shikoku, the smallest and least populous of Japan's four main islands.

Ramirez finished his 19-season major league career with a lifetime .312 batting average, 555 home runs and 1,831 RBIs