Morneau added to MLB team touring Japan

Canada's Justin Morneau was the 2014 NL batting champion (Joe Mahoney/AP)

NEW YORK — Houston’s Jose Altuve and Colorado’s Justin Morneau, the two league batting champions, will be on the roster for the Major League Baseball all-star post-season tour of Japan.

Washington’s Bryce Harper also was added Tuesday for the trip, which includes a five-game series against Japan’s national team from Nov. 12-18 that will be preceded and followed by exhibition games.

Boston’s John Farrell will manage the MLB all-stars. Seattle’s Robinson Cano, Baltimore’s Adam Jones, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig and the Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols have previously been announced for the roster.

Morneau, from New Westminster, B.C., batted .319 this season.

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