Japanese free agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, left, shows his new team jersey with the Chicago Cubs manager Jim Hendry at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Chicago Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry (right) shakes hands with Japanese baseball player Kosuke Fukudome at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, Wednesday, December 19, 2007. (Photo by Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/MCT/Sipa USA Stock

This Dec. 5, 2007 photo, shows Japanese navy submarine Soryu during a launching ceremony at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe dockyard in Kobe, western Japan. Japan says it is preparing to make a

Japanese baseball star Kosuke Fukudome, left, looks at his new jersey with the Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. Fukudome, an outfielder, signed

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This Dec. 5, 2007 photo, shows Japanese navy submarine Soryu during a launching ceremony at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe dockyard in Kobe, western Japan. Japan says it is preparing to make a

Japanese free agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, left, shows his new team jersey with the Chicago Cubs manager Jim Hendry at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry (R) presents Kosuke Fukudome of Japan with his jersey during a news conference at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 19, 2007. The Cubs and Fukudome

Japanese free agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, left, shows his new team jersey with the Chicago Cubs manager Jim Hendry at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

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Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry (R) presents Kosuke Fukudome of Japan with his jersey during a news conference at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 19, 2007. The Cubs and Fukudome

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry (R) presents Kosuke Fukudome of Japan with his jersey during a news conference at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 19, 2007. The Cubs and Fukudome

Japanese free agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, left, shows his new team jersey with the Chicago Cubs manager Jim Hendry at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh