Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports reports that the Texas Rangers have signed 34-year-old right-handed pitcher Yoshinori Tateyama to a one-year Major League contract with two option years.

T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com says the 12-year veteran of the Japanese Major Leagues had a 1.80 ERA for the Nippon Hamon Fighters with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings over 55 innings pitched in 2010. He had a 1-2 record with 4 saves.