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TOKYO -- Japanese schoolboy Yusei Kikuchi may leave the decision on whether to sign a multi-million dollar deal with a Major League Baseball club up to his parents.

After completing meetings with eight MLB clubs and all 12 Japanese domestic teams, the 18-year-old pitcher said he was flummoxed about what to do.

"I can't decide if I should stay or go," Kikuchi told reporters on Tuesday after talks with officials from the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians.

"Both America and Japan have great leagues. I was confused enough before the meetings."

Kikuchi, whose fastball has been clocked at 96 mph, spoke to representatives from MLB and Japanese clubs over four days at his Hanamaki Higashi high school in Iwate, northern Japan.

His school coach admitted the left-hander's parents would get the casting vote.

"We won't get a decision today or tomorrow," said Hiroshi Sasaki. "Hopefully we will decide by the beginning of next week after consulting with his mum and dad."

Kikuchi held talks with the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants on Monday.

Japanese baseball officials have requested Kikuchi not consider any offer from MLB clubs before Japan's amateur draft on Oct. 29.

Last year, Junichi Tazawa snubbed the Japanese draft and joined Boston from Nippon Oil's corporate team -- the first such move by a top Japanese amateur player.

The Red Sox also have marquee pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who arrived at Fenway Park in 2007 on a $103 million deal.