Boston, MA -- (Sports Network) - Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa has signed a three-year contract with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Boston Globe said the contract is around $3 million.

The newspaper also stated that Tazawa rejected offers from three other major league teams, including the Texas Rangers, who offered him more money.

Tazawa is the third Japanese pitcher to join the Red Sox as he will be teamed up with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima.