Another Former MLB All-Star Joins Japanese Baseball

It's no surprise that many MLB (Major League Baseball) players join the Japanese professional baseball circuits for one last payday, but it is interesting to see the number of former All-Stars arrive looking for yen.

Pitcher Vincente Padilla, 35, who was an All-Star with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2002, has signed with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League.

Last year, the right-handed free-agent relief pitcher tossed in 56 games for the Boston Red Sox going 4W-1L and a 4.50 ERA (earned run average).

Padilla will earn $3.25-million with the Hawks.

In his MLB All-Star season of 2002, Padilla was a starting pitcher for the Phillies going 14W-11L with a 3.28 ERA.  

His career record is 108W-91L with a 4.32 ERA.

Padilla joins former Chicago Cubs first baseman Bryan LaHair on the Hawks, who signed a two-year deal worth $4.5 million in November 2012.