The Yokohama Bay Stars announced today that they plan on releasing Stephen Randolph.

Yokohama didn't re-sign Randolph after the end of the season last year and returned this year after passing tryouts in May.  Randolph had a number of chance to pitch at Ni-gun, but didn't perform well enough to make it back to the active roster (4 G, 0-2, 18 IP, 18 H, 3 HR, 3 BB, 8 SO, 10 R, 10 ER).

UPDATE @ 4:59pm - Daily Sports is reporting that Yokohama placed Randolph on waivers.

And the official announcement at the Bay Stars' site.

The Yokohama Bay Stars held a press conference to announce their two newest additions: Stephen Randolph and Luis Enrique Gonzalez.

Randolph gets a 1-year deal worth 10M yen while Gonzalez signs a 1-year deal worth about 6M yen.

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The Yokohama Bay Stars announced today that they'll be signing Stephen Randolph.

Randolph has been working out with the Bay Stars since arriving in Japan last week.

UPDATE 4/26 @ 11:00am - Randolph passed his physical.  The contract will be for a year.  He was also assigned his old number, 68.

The Yokohama Bay Stars announced today that they'll be giving Stephen Randolph a tryout when he returns to Japan on the 17th.  At this point, with Brent Leach's status still unclear, it seems likely that Randolph will make the team.

UPDATE 4/18 @ 9:23pm - Randolph worked out with the Bay Stars today.  His tryouts are set to begin tomorrow and he should know whether or not he made the team sometime this week.

The Yokohama Bay Stars announced today that they will not be re-signing Stephen Randolph, Chris Bootcheck, and Jose Castillo to contracts for the 2011 season.

The Bay Stars announced on Saturday that Stephen Randolph will be returning to the States on the 4th.  No word on whether or not the Bay Stars have any interest in re-signing Randolph to an extension.

Shun Yamaguchi had his left ankle examined at an Osaka hospital yesterday and was diagnosed with a contusion on his left ankle.  Yamaguchi took a batted ball off the ankle during game 2 of the All-Star Series on Saturday.

In other Bay Stars' news:

Stephen Randolph will likely start tomorrow's game against the Hanshin Tigers.

And Shinji Niinuma joined the Ichi-gun roster for practice today and will likely be added to the active roster tomorrow.