Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star confirms that the Nippon Ham Fighters have acquired Luis Mendoza. Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker was first on the news from Japan. Mendoza, 30, posted an ugly 5.36 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 54/43 K/BB ratio in 94 innings this past summer for Kansas City. He'll try to get his career back on track in Nippon Professional Baseball.