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When Masataka Yoshida first signed with the Red Sox, the reaction from across baseball was far from glowing. The 29-year-old could hit in Japan, sure, but what exactly were the Red Sox getting with their five-year, $90 million investment? The answer, it turns out, is a possible MLB All-Star.