Wed 1/9/13 4:28 PM

Kosuke Fukudome has agreed to a three-year contract with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League. Fukudome wound up batting .258/.359/.395 in 596 major league games after first arriving in the United States in 2008 on a four-year, $48 million contract with the Cubs. The veteran outfielder will turn 36 years old in April.