ARLINGTON Rickey Henderson Jersey , Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are making a Sounds decision by moving their Triple-A affiliation to Nashville.The Rangers and Triple-A Nashville Sounds announced Tuesday that the organizations have entered into a four-year player development contract through the 2022 season.That announcement came a day after the Rangers said their eight-year affiliation with the Round Rock Express was ending. The team in suburban Austin, Texas, is owned in part by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-catfish-hunter-jersey , and is expected to become Houston’s Triple-A team. Ryan works as a consultant for the Astros, whose president is son Reid Ryan.Before the eight years with Round Rock, the Rangers were affiliated with Oklahoma City from 1983-2010.The Sounds had been affiliated with the Oakland Athletics since 2015 Rollie Fingers Jersey , when the team opened a new ballpark in downtown Nashville. NEW YORK (AP) — Star Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi will be available to major league teams starting Tuesday, with the New York Yankees expected to be among those interested.The 27-year-old Seibu Lions ace will have until Jan. 2 to sign a contract with a big league club. The Lions would then receive a posting fee based on the dollar amount of the pitcher’s contract.If Kikuchi doesn’t reach a deal with an MLB team, he remains with Seibu.Kikuchi was 14-4 with 3.08 ERA this season http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-terry-steinbach-jersey , and was 16-6 with a 1.97 ERA the previous year.Kikuchi, who played for the same high school as two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, is 73-46 with a 2.77 ERA in eight seasons in Japan.Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said last month that he was aware of Kikuchi’s ability.“I saw film on him during the pro scouting meetings Dave Henderson Jersey ,” Steinbrenner said. “We talked about that individual. We’ve always been paying attention to that area of the world — some unbelievably great players came out of there. So it won’t be any different this year.”