NPB players are advocating for reduced free agency timeframes, pushing from nine to six years to align their rights more closely with MLB counterparts.
Currently, NPB players can access domestic free agency after seven or eight years, while international free agency, crucial for MLB moves, requires nine years.
The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association is negotiating to lower free agency periods; one source indicated the league would only consider domestic reductions.
Players currently have an alternative route to MLB through the posting system, which allows NPB clubs to negotiate with MLB teams before the nine years elapse.
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