The Yankees' new Japanese pitching ace geared up for spring training by
chartering a massive, luxury passenger plane to fly him to New York — along
with his pet dog.
Masahiro Tanaka reportedly shelled out $195,000 for the one-way flight from
Tokyo on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which seats more than 200 passengers.
But the airliner was empty except for Tanaka's party of five, which included
his wife and brown Toy Poodle, according to AFP, which cited Japanese news
reports.
"It's a (chartered) private jet. It's not something the Yankees have
prepared," Tanaka told reporters at Japan's Narita Airport on Sunday.
Tanaka, who recently signed a seven-year, $155 million contract with the
Bronx Bombers, is set to introduce himself at a Yankee Stadium news
conference on Tuesday.
He chartered the plane so he would arrive at spring training "in the best of
form," according to a Japanese baseball official who was with him for the
flight.
Japan Airlines confirmed Tanaka flew on one of its 787s but wouldn't comment
further.
The 25-year-old went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA in leading the Rakuten Golden
Eagles to a title in Japan, inciting a major league bidding war that the
Yankees won.
http://tinyurl.com/m2ghe5w (New York Post)
剛剛簽下155M/7y大約的田中包下了一架波音787前往美國
機上成員僅包括他的老婆與寵物貴賓狗等等五人(+狗?)
田中表示這是私人包機 並不是洋基隊所為他準備的
根據機上的日職官員的說法
田中包下這架飛機是為了能以最佳狀態進行春訓
田中將大:195K鎂? 真便宜 ( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ (設計對白)